American Atlantic Lines v. Ros Forwarding, Inc.

Because this is not a case where the nature of the oral contract can be determined with certainty, see Titan Agencies, Inc. v. Kornreich & Sons, 355 So.2d 457 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978), I respectfully dissent.

The plaintiff, American Atlantic Lines, an ocean cargo carrier, appeals a final summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Ros Forwarding, Inc., a freight forwarder, in a suit to enforce an oral contract for the cost of shipping a third party’s goods.

American alleged that its representative advised Ros that, because the shipper of the goods had no credit arrangement with American, American…