Duenas v. Cook.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMillian, Judge.
Plaintiff Joseph Duenas appeals the trial court's order granting defendant Wade R. Cook's motion to enforce settlement agreement and dismissing Duenas' complaint in this personal injury action. Duenas argues that the trial court erred in finding the agreement had been accepted by Cook in writing as provided in the settlement offer and that the parties had entered into an enforceable settlement agreement. As more fully set forth below, we agree and reverse.
We apply a de novo standard of review to a trial court's order on a motion to enforce a settlement agreement. Because the…
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