Ritter's Hotel, Inc. v. Sidebotham

Certiorari from the circuit court of Dade County.

Respondent, Harry Sidebothom, owned a hotel on Miami Beach which he leased to petitioner for a stipulated rental. On the failure of petitioner to pay the rent, distress proceedings were instituted against him and judgment for the rent with interest and cost was obtained. The premiums on the distress bond and the attorneys’ fees were not included in that judgment, and this suit was instituted in the Civil Court of Record of Dade County to recover said premiums and attorneys’ fees. That Court finally entered judgment in favor of respondent for…