Case Name: Fred Astor HAMILTON, as father and personal representative of the Estate of Astor Ricky Hamilton-Bodden, Appellant, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-07-19
Citations: 660 So. 2d 729
Docket Number: No. 94-2967
Parties: Fred Astor HAMILTON, as father and personal representative of the Estate of Astor Ricky Hamilton-Bodden, Appellant, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 660
Pages: 729–730

Head Matter:
Fred Astor HAMILTON, as father and personal representative of the Estate of Astor Ricky Hamilton-Bodden, Appellant, v. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES, LTD., Appellee.
No. 94-2967.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 19, 1995.
Rehearing Denied Oct. 11, 1995.
William Huggett; Cooper & Wolfe and Sharon Wolfe, Miami, for appellant.
Robert D. Peltz and Brian P. Knight, Miami, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The trial judge ordered enforcement of a "settlement agreement" under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1993) even though the ap-pellee-defendant's purported acceptance of the offer came along after it had been specifically withdrawn by plaintiffs counsel during the course of a deposition. The basis of the ruling was the finding that the offer had not been "withdrawn in writing which is served before the date a written acceptance is filed" [e.s.] as required by section 768.79(5). Because the deposition, specifically including the withdrawal, was transcribed and a copy furnished the defendant, the prerequisite was clearly established and the trial court's conclusion to the contrary was just as clearly incorrect. See § 1.01(4), Fla.Stat. (1993).
Accordingly, the judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for fiirther proceedings.