SMITH, CHARLES E., Associate Judge.
Charles McArthur Dairies, Inc. (Dairies), defendant below, appeals a trial court order refusing to setoff from a jury verdict a settlement amount paid to plaintiff by codefendant Florida Power & Light (FP & L). Dairies claims that because the agreement was in effect a release or covenant not to sue, it is automatically entitled to a setoff. We disagree, and affirm the trial court's disposition of the motion.
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