  We prove the following generalization of the Cartwright-Littlewood fixed
point theorem. Suppose $ h\colon~{\mathbb R}^{2}\to{\mathbb R}^{2} $ is an
orientation preserving planar homeomorphism, and $ X $ is an acyclic continuum.
Let $ C $ be a component of $ X \cap h(X) $. If there is a $ c \in C $ such
that $ {\mathcal O}_{+} (c) \subseteq C $ or $ {\mathcal O}_{-} (c) \subseteq C
$ then $ C $ also contains a fixed point of $ h$. Our result also generalizes
earlier results of Ostrovski and Boro\'nski, and answers the Question from
Boro\'nski's work in 2017. The proof is inspired by a short proof of the result
of Cartwright and Littlewood due to Hamilton.
