Legal Opinion

Brett v. First National Bank of Marianna

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 25, 1929PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Giblin, Circuit Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal, which is from a final decree in a suit for the foreclosure of a real estate mortgage lien, is whether the chancellor below erred in decreeing that the complainant (appellee) should recover from the defendant (appellant) the sum of $500 as solicitors’ fees for the services of the complainant’s solicitors in the suit, the chancellor having determine such sum to be reasonable.

The involved mortgage deed contained a stipulation under which reasonable solicitors’ fees were recoverable.

In view of the conclusion we have reached, we are…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States Savings Bank v. PittmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  2. Jevne & Almini v. OsgoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
  3. White v. LucasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Mallard v. EwingSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
  2. Brite, Et Vir v. Orange Belt Securities Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Trustees of Cameron-Brown v. TavorminaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  4. Mullan v. Bk. of Pasco Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Jaudon v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Florida · 1931

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