BRADSHAW v. BOYNTON-JCP ASSOCIATES, LTD.

No. 4D11-4242.

125 So.3d 289 (2013)

Charlyn BRADSHAW and Kenneth Bradshaw, her husband, Appellants, v. BOYNTON-JCP ASSOCIATES, LTD., d/b/a Boynton Beach Mall and Simon Property Group, Inc., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew A. Harris of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach and Todd R. Falzone of Kelley Uustal, PLC, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

James P. Waczewski of Luks, Santaniello, Petrillo & Jones, Tallahassee, for appellees.


GROSS, J.

We reverse a final judgment awarding attorney's fees pursuant to an offer of judgment because ambiguities in the offer prevent its enforceability. See § 768.79, Fla. Stat. (2007); Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.442.

The offer was apostrophe-challenged, creating ambiguities as to whether the drafter intended references to singular or plural defendants or plaintiffs. The offer, entitled "Defendant's Joint Proposal for Settlement," also appears to have...

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