Mercury Casualty Co. v. Rural Metro Ambulance Inc.

Mercury Casualty Company seeks cer-tiorari review of a decision rendered by *409the circuit court of Seminole County, Florida, acting in its appellate capacity. Mercury contends that the circuit court departed from the essential requirements of law by granting Rural Metro Ambulance, Inc.’s request for appellate attorney’s fees. We agree and grant the petition.

At the time Yvanne Belanston was involved in an automobile accident, she had an insurance policy issued by Mercury, which provided her with personal injury protection (PIP) coverage. Rural Metro Ambulance provided services to Belan-ston and…