ABBOTT & PURDY GROUP INC. v. BELL

No. 98-2404.

738 So.2d 1024 (1999)

ABBOTT & PURDY GROUP INC. and David Abbott, Appellants, v. Lowry M. BELL, Jr. and Diana Carol Bell, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele I. Nelson of Paxton, Crow, Bragg, Smith & Nelson, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Jack S. Cox of Jack Schramm Cox, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellees.


TAYLOR, J.

The issue in this appeal is whether section 768.79, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 require entry of a final judgment against an offeror upon the offeree's acceptance of a proposal of settlement. We hold that unless the terms of a settlement proposal specifically provide for the entry of a judgment against the offeror, a trial court lacks authority to enter a final judgment where the offeror is willing to proceed with payment...

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