Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed August 31, 2022.

________________ No. 3D22-0810 Lower Tribunal No. 19-0290-P ________________

Steven Stratton, et al., Appellants, vs. Christina Intoccia, et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Timothy J.

Koenig, Judge.

Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin, LLP, and Julie H.

Littky-Rubin (West Palm Beach), for appellants.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, and James H. Wyman, for appellees.

Before LOGUE, LINDSEY, and BOKOR, JJ.

ON CONFESSION OF ERROR PER CURIAM.

Appellees (Defendants below) Christina and Louise Intoccia commendably concede that the trial court erred in dismissing the case without considering the factors set forth in Kozel v. Ostendorf, 629 So. 2d 817 (Fla. 1993). We accept Appellees’ confession of error, reverse the order of dismissal, and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.