WINTER HAVEN HOSPITAL, APPELLANT,

v.

DONNIE B. MILTON, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Affordable Homes, Inc. v. Devil's RUN, 408 So. 2d 679 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982)
  …see 11 Fla.Jur.2d, Contracts, § 160 (1979), the appellant, as it asserts in its reply brief, could plead a separate theory: estoppel or waiver, which has been inaccurately referred to as an exception to the statute of frauds. See Young v. Pottinger, 340 So. 2d 518 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976). A cause of action can be stated under that theory if the appellant pleads that it detrimentally relied on an oral modification, such as an extension of the time of performance agreed to by the appellant. See Young, supra, p. 521.…
• McDONALD v. McGOWAN, 402 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981)
  …2d DCA), cert. denied, 183 So. 2d 209 (Fla.1965). III. INTERFERENCE WITH A CONTRACT RIGHT The tort of interference with a contract right, similar to interference with a business relationship, is recognized in this jurisdiction. Young v. Pottinger, 340 So. 2d 518 (Fla.2d DCA 1976); Smith v. Ocean State Bank, 335 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976); J. Rolfe Davis, Inc. v. Symon, 232 So. 2d 439 (Fla. 4th DCA 1970). The elements of this tort are: (1) The existence of a contract; (2) The defendant’s knowledge of t…
• DK Arena, Inc. v. EB Acquisitions I, LLC, 112 So. 3d 85 (Fla. 2013)
  …. at 323. Because EB relied on the parties’ agreement to extend the due diligence period, the district court held that DK Arena was estopped from arguing that the agreement was invalid under the Statute of Frauds. See id. (citing Young v. Pottinger, 340 So. 2d 518, 521 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976)). On that basis, the Fourth District affirmed the trial court’s finding that EB was entitled to the return of the [*91] deposit. Id. ANALYSIS In this opinion, we review the district court’s finding that the oral extension o…

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Authorities Cited

• Osteen v. Seaboard Coast Line R.R. Co., 283 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 1st DCA 1973)
• Dorr-Oliver v. Parnell, 334 So. 2d 629 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976)