POLO HOLDINGS v. VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON

No. 4D03-4905.

904 So.2d 652 (2005)

PALM BEACH POLO HOLDINGS, INC., Appellant, v. The VILLAGE OF WELLINGTON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig T. Galle and Glenn F. Straub, Wellington, for appellant.

George P. Roberts, Jr. of Roberts, Reynolds, Bedard & Tuzzio, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


FARMER, C.J.

A losing plaintiff in a civil action seeks review of an award of attorney's fees under an offer of judgment. It argues that a general release attached to defendant's proposal was ambiguous. We conclude that the offer was legally deficient because plaintiff's acceptance could have extinguished other pending unrelated claims.

The general release provided that plaintiff would release defendant:

from all manner of action and actions, cause...

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