ANTONIO JOHNSON, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Riera v. Riera, 86 So. 3d 1163 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012)
  …gton University. The former husband contends the agreement contains a latent ambiguity. This is not so. Under Florida law, the initial determination of whether a contract term is ambiguous is a question of law. See Escobar v. United Auto. Ins. Co., 898 So. 2d 952, 954 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Team Land Dev., Inc. v. Anzac Contractors, Inc., 811 So. 2d 698, 699-700 (Fla. Sd DCA 2002). “A latent ambiguity arises when a contract on its face appears clear and unambiguous, but fails to specify the rights and duties of…
• Univ. OF Miami v. Lee Frank, M.D., Ph.D., 920 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)
  …aking this argument, Frank insufficiently credits and misinterprets the very language of the Faculty Manual that is dispositive to this case. Whether a contract term is ambiguous is a question of law for the court. Escobar v. United Auto. Ins. Co., 898 So. 2d 952, 954-55 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005). However, as we previously have indicated, we believe there is a provision of the Faculty Manual in this case that specifically governs the relationship between the parties. Stated again, that provision reads: B. Regular…
• Antoniazzi v. Wardak, 259 So. 3d 206 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018)
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Authorities Cited

• Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (U.S. 2004)
• McBRIDE v. State, 884 So. 2d 476 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004)
• In re Will C. Dean, Jr., 375 F.3d 1287 (11th Cir. 2004)