METROPOLITAN DADE CTY. v. ESTATE OF HERNANDEZ

No. 91-1783.

591 So.2d 1124 (1992)

METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, which owns Jackson Memorial Hospital, and the Public Health Trust of Dade County, Florida, an agency and instrumentality of Dade County, which maintains, governs and operates Jackson Memorial Hospital, Appellants, v. The ESTATE OF Merida HERNANDEZ, Dec'd., Leopoldo Hernandez, Jr., in his capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate and Leopoldo Hernandez, Sr., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

January 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsburg, County Atty., and Sara A. Price, Asst. County Atty., for appellants.

Carl Teplicki, Miami, for appellees.

Before HUBBART, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants appeal an order enforcing a settlement agreement with appellees. We reverse and remand.

Appellant, the Public Health Trust of Dade County (Trust), brought suit against appellee, Leopoldo Hernandez, Sr. (Hernandez), to recover for medical services provided Hernandez's deceased wife. After the parties entered into settlement negotiations, the Trust sent a letter offering to settle the claims for $10,500. Shortly thereafter, Hernandez verbally...

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