Specialty Insulation & Waterproofing, Co. v. R & C of Orlando, Inc.

The trial court, in a multiple-count counterclaim filed by Specialty, entered a partial summary judgment in favor of Capital Investment Orlando, Inc. on the count seeking to foreclose a construction lien. Because of the rule against piecemeal appeals, this partial summary judgment was not appealable. The court, however, also awarded attorney’s fees to Capital Investment and authorized immediate execution. Since Specialty has not yet had the opportunity to challenge the propriety of the partial summary judgment, it claims that it is premature to subject it to execution of an attorney’s fees…