CINNAMON V. SUNAMERICA

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DISPOSED OF. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA THIRD DISTRICT JULY TERM, A.D. 2001 CINNAMON CREST ASSOCIATION, etc., et al., Appellants, vs. ** ** ** CASE NO. 3D00-2510 ** SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, etc., ** ** Appellee. LOWER TRIBUNAL CASE NO. 98-13239 ** Opinion filed September 5, 2001. An appeal of a non-final order from the Circuit Court of Dade County, David L. Tobin, Judge. Robert A. Stok and Lawrence A. Franco, for appellants. Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson and Oscar A. Sanchez and Laura Fernandez, for appellee. Before JORGENSON, FLETCHER, and SHEVIN, JJ. PER CURIAM. After careful consideration of the record, the original briefs, and the supplemental briefs, we have concluded that the order under review (the order on plaintiffs' motion for deficiency judgment) must be affirmed. Robbie v. City of Miami, 469 So. 2d 1384 (Fla. 1985)(settlements are governed by the rules for interpretation of contracts, are highly favored in the law, and will be enforced whenever possible); J. Allen, Inc. v. Castle Floor Covering, Inc., 543 So. 2d 249 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989)(by entering into a settlement agreement, any rights and duties the parties had at that moment were merged into their settlement agreement unless stated otherwise). Affirmed. 2

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