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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
Chapter 687
INTEREST AND USURY; LENDING PRACTICES
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F.S. 687.06
687.06 Attorney’s fee in enforcing nonusurious contracts; proviso; insurance premiums; attorney’s fee provided in note.This chapter shall not be so construed as to prevent provision for the payment of such attorney’s fees as the court may determine in cases brought before the court to be reasonable and just for legal services rendered in enforcing nonusurious contracts, either at law or in equity. This chapter shall not be construed so as to prohibit mortgagees from contracting for or collecting premiums for insurance actually issued on the property mortgaged, with the usual loss payable or mortgage clause attached thereto; provided further, that it shall not be necessary for the court to adjudge an attorney’s fee, provided in any note or other instrument of writing, to be reasonable and just, when such fee does not exceed 10 percent of the principal sum named in said note, or other instrument in writing.
History.s. 4, ch. 5960, 1909; s. 1, ch. 6870, 1915; RGS 4854; CGL 6941; s. 26, ch. 73-334.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 687.06
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 687.06.



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COASTAL COMMUNITY BANK, v. D. JONES,, 23 So. 3d 757 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . On appeal, Coastal argues that section 687.06, Florida Statutes (2008), raises a presumption of reasonableness . . . Pursuant to section 687.06, “it shall not be necessary for the court to adjudge an attorney’s fee, provided . . . Accordingly, although section 687.06 limits a trial court’s discretion to review the reasonableness of . . .

DONOFRO, Jr. v. K. DICK,, 680 So. 2d 1039 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . Under section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1993), where the parties have agreed to the amount of an attorney . . . Section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1993), provides: 687.06 Attorney’s fee in enforcing nonusurious contracts . . .

FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, N. A. v. KASKEL,, 847 F. Supp. 961 (S.D. Fla. 1994)

. . . First Union argues that the provision at issue is controlled by Florida Statute § 687.06 and, as such . . . The Court finds that § 687.06 controls this action. . . . Section 687.06, provides, in pertinent part, that “it shall not be necessary for the court to adjudge . . . Fla.Stat. § 687.06. . . . dealt solely with excessive fees in contracts for attorney services and, as such, do not fall within § 687.06 . . .

TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION, v. UNITED STATES, 670 F. Supp. 1454 (N.D. Cal. 1986)

. . . Transamerica paid $3,704,-687.06 and $7,238,410.16, the amount of these assessments, together with interest . . .

SAND DOLLAR INVESTMENTS, INC. v. ANJA, INC., 492 So. 2d 1 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986)

. . . There being no percentage recited in the instrument, section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1985) does not . . . LETTS, J., dissents with opinion. . 687.06 Attorney’s fee in enforcing nonusurious contracts; proviso . . . I do not agree that section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1985) does not apply. . . .

H. DEAN, v. COYNE,, 455 So. 2d 576 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . However, we reverse the trial judge’s determination that section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1983), is . . .

A E INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES, INC. v. GOLD CREDIT COMPANY,, 450 So. 2d 1166 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . “a reasonable attorney’s fee shall be ten (10%) percent of the original principle amount”), Section 687.06 . . . Section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1983) provides in pertinent part: [I]t shall not be necessary for the . . .

R. BRANN, d b a s R. Jo v. FLAGSHIP BANK OF PINELLAS, N. A., 450 So. 2d 237 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . See § 687.06, Fla.Stat. (1981). . . .

SEPLER, v. EMANUEL, 388 So. 2d 28 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . Section 687.06 is as follows: 687.06 Attorney’s fee in enforcing no-nusurious contracts; proviso; insurance . . . We hold that Section 687.06, Florida Statutes (1977), does not authorize judgment for 10% of the principal . . .

NORTH AMERICAN MORTGAGE INVESTORS, a v. CAPE SAN BLAS JOINT VENTURE, a, 378 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 1979)

. . . any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, together with an attorney’s fee, as provided in § 687.06 . . .

I. DONNER B. Co- v. FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK, a, 316 So. 2d 307 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . Affirmed upon authority of § 687.06, Fla.Stat. . . .

AMERICAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, v. P. SCHOENTHALER A., 391 F.2d 64 (5th Cir. 1968)

. . . any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, together with an attorney’s fee, as provided in § 687.06 . . .

FIRST MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF VERO BEACH, a v. W. STELLMON I., 170 So. 2d 302 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1964)

. . . forward in the successive statutory revisions, and now appears as Sections 687.02, 687.03, 687.04, 687.06 . . .

S. K. JENSEN AND ETHEL B. JENSEN v. THE UNITED STATES OPAL L. JONES, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE CARLTON, A K A CATHERINE CARLTON FRANKLIN S. CARLTON, OPAL L. JONES MONA MARIE EYESTONE AND VANN V. JONES v. THE UNITED STATES WALTER R. BURDGE AND WINSTON S. WHEELER, CO- TRUSTEES v. THE UNITED STATES C. A. McCLAUGHRY AND EDITH M. McCLAUGHRY v. THE UNITED STATES, 158 Ct. Cl. 333 (Ct. Cl. 1962)

. . . of said Northwest Quarter (NW/4), thence South parallel with the East line of said East Half (Ey2). 687.06 . . . feet, thence West parallel with the North line of said East Half (E%), 317 feet, thence North 687.06 . . . of said Northwest Quarter (NW)4), thence south parallel with the east line of said East Half (E14), 687.06 . . . feet, thence west parallel with the north line of said East Half (E%), 317 feet, thence north 687.06 . . .

CONNER AIR LINES, INC. F. A. v. AVIATION CREDIT CORPORATION, L. B. L. B. AVIATION CREDIT CORPORATION, v. CONNER AIR LINES, INC. F. A. G., 280 F.2d 895 (5th Cir. 1960)

. . . any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, together with an attorney’s fee, as provided in § 687.06 . . .

CAREY v. PEOPLES MORTGAGE CORPORATION,, 4 Fla. Supp. 37 (Dade Cty. Cir. Ct. 1953)

. . . of section 687.04, which further provides that such attorney’s fee shall be as provided in section 687.06 . . . Section 687.06 provides as follows— * * * provided further, that it shall not be necessary for the court . . .

In A. BOLOGNESI CO. GILBERT, 254 F. 770 (2d Cir. 1918)

. . . Rescigno (in respect of his deposit of $288.31), and Lagnese (in respect of all his deposits exceeding $1,-687.06 . . .