Legal Opinion
Great SW Fire Ins. Co. v. DeWitt
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 1, 1984No. AW-485PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
458 So.2d 398 (1984)
GREAT SOUTHWEST FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,
v.
Lavern J. DeWITT and Lynn DeWitt, His Wife, Appellees.
No. AW-485.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
November 1, 1984.
Bob G. Freemon, Jr. of Butler & Burnette, Tampa, for appellant.
Michael S. Smith of Smith & Smith, Perry, for appellees.
BARFIELD, Judge.
The Great Southwest Fire Insurance Company appeals the denial of its interpleader action and the award of attorney's fees to its insured. We affirm the denial of interpleader but reverse and remand the attorney's fee award for recalculation of an appropriate…
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