Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1983

Epps v. Epps

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 25, 1983 · Baskin, Ferguson, Hendry

440 So. 2d 1314; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25461 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

BASKIN, Judge.

Although a trial court may expedite proceedings and encourage out-of-court settlements, it may not compel a litigant to settle. Rosenfield v. Vosper, 45 Cal.App.2d 365, 114 P.2d 29 (1941); A & C Adjusters, Inc. v. Bragg, 205 A.2d 602 (D.C. 1964).

Reversed and remanded.

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