American Atlantic Lines v. Ros Forwarding, Inc.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. The statute of frauds prohibits actions based on unwritten promises to pay the debts of third parties in the absence of any independent consideration running to the guarantor. § 725.01, Fla.Stat. (1981); Baya v. Price, 222 So.2d 258 (Fla. 3d DCA 1969); cf. Jim & Slim’s Tool Supply, Inc. v. Metro Communities Corp., 328 So.2d 213, 215 (Fla. 2d DCA 1976).