LEE GRIMES, APPELLANT,

v.

MALCOLM E. BEARD, SHERIFF OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• W.R. Townsend Contracting, Inc. v. Jensen Civil Constr., Inc., 728 So. 2d 297 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999)
  …Arcrete, Inc., 515 S.W. 2d 712, 716 (Tex.Civ. App.1974). “The rule that it is possible for parties to make an enforceable contract binding them to prepare and execute a subsequent agreement is well recognized.” John I. Moss, Inc. v. Cobbs Co., Inc., 198 So. 2d 872, 874 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967); Foster, 237 So. 2d at 569 (jury question was presented as to whether negotiations between city housing authority and joint venturers regarding two housing projects and acceptance of bid were intended to have binding effect u…
• In re Standard Jury Instructions-Contract & Bus. Cases, 116 So. 3d 284 (Fla. 2013)
  …ment or contract that the parties agree to make is to contain any material term that is not already agreed on, no contract has yet been made; and the so-called ‘contract to make a contract’ is not a contract at all.” John I. Moss, Inc. v. Cobbs Co., 198 So. 2d 872, 874 (Fla. 3d DCA 1967). [*311] 3. In Socarras v. Claughton Hotels, Inc., 374 So. 2d 1057, 1060 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979), the court found that a “handwritten note evidences only [the defendant’s] willingness to negotiate a contract with potential purchase…
• Bluevack, Inc. v. Walter E. Heller & Co. OF Fla., 331 So. 2d 359 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976)
  …e an enforceable contract binding them to prepare and execute a subsequent agreement is well recognized provided that the agreement is definite and certain upon all the subj ects to be embraced. See John I. Moss, Inc. v. Cobbs Company, Fla.App.1967, 198 So. 2d 872 and 17 Am.Jur.2d Contracts § 26 (1964). After a review of the December 6 agreement letters, we find the terms are sufficiently clear and definite to constitute a valid enforceable contract. Cf. White Lakes Shop Ctr. v. Jefferson Standard L. Ins. Co.…

Authorities Cited

• Pecnik v. Blackburn, 132 So. 2d 604 (Fla. 2d DCA 1961)