Vaughan v. Progressive American Insurance Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
LARRY G. SMITH, Judge.
Appellant Vaughan seeks reversal of an order denying her request for an award of attorney’s fees against Progressive American Insurance Company (appellee), under Section 627.428(1), Florida Statutes.1 We affirm, on procedural grounds, the denial of attorney’s fees based upon our determination that there has been no “judgment or decree” rendered in favor of appellant, which is a'necessary predicate to an award of attorney’s fees under the statute.2 How*890ever, we further order that our affirmance is without prejudice to appellant’s right to seek the entry of a final judgment…
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