Legal Opinion
Rocka Fuerta Construction Inc. v. Southwick, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 28, 2012No. 5D11-2994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOrfinger, C.J.
Rocka Fuerta Construction, Inc. (“Roc-ka”) appeals the final order dismissing its complaint against Southwick, Inc. as a sanction. We reverse the order of dismiss*1024al, but dismiss, as premature, the appeal of the order granting sanctions pursuant to section 57.105, Florida Statutes (2010).
Rocka completed several projects for Southwick. A dispute regarding payment arose between them that was resolved when they entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), which required Southwick to make two payments of $4,000 each to Rocka, the first of which was due upon the Settlement…
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