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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OE TH~ ~I~~
NINETEEtVTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
87-381-CA-09
THE ATLANTIS BUILDING B CONDO-
MINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs
FREDERICK L. ANAREOLI and MARY
M. ANDREOLI, hia wife, ~
Defendants.
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FINAL JUDGMENT EOR ATTORNEYS FEES
T~is matter came before the Court on Defendant's Motio~ for
attorneys fees and costs. The Court has con$idered the matter,
testimony, other evidence presented and arguments of counsel.
At the time of the hearing, the attorney for the Defendant
announced no costs were being sought except reasonable
attorneys' fees. The attarney for Defendant testified that he
had an unwritten contingent fee agreement with his client,
pursuant ta which he would not receive attorneys fees unles~
awarded by the ('ourt. Introduced into evidence as Defendant's `
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Exhibit No. 1 was the time records of the attorney for ~
Defendant. It is significant to the Court that this was one of ~
three cases involving different Defendants, but the same facts ;
and legal issues. The cases were not consolidated. However,
they were considered at the same time. ~
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Pursuant to Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. Rowe, 472
So.2d 1145 (Fla. 1985) the first step for the Court to consider
is the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation. It
~ appears from the time records in this case, as well as the other
two companion cases, that there are some duplication of time
I~ charges for some of the services. For instance, the time record
in each case shows 1.0 hours on August 27, 1987, to review this
Court's judgment and preparation of a letter to his client. The
judgment in each case was a duplicate, except for the case style.
The Court feels the total of 3.0 hours must contain some
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