STASIO v. McMANAWAY

No. 5D05-3712.

936 So.2d 676 (2006)

Lucy STASIO, Appellant, v. Stephen McMANAWAY and Gail McManaway, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

July 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David LaCroix, Brooksville, for Appellant.

Teresa D. Jones of Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellee.


SHARP, W., Senior Judge.

Lucy Stasio, the plaintiff in an automobile negligence case, appeals an award of attorney's fees and costs based on a rejected proposal for settlement. Stasio contends the proposal was ambiguous because the release attached to the proposal contained a discrepancy as to the settlement amount. We agree this discrepancy rendered the proposal invalid and thus did not support an award of attorney's fees under the offer of judgment statute. Accordingly...

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