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25 Fla. 849·
Fla.·
1889-06-01
In this slander action, Gunning made allegedly defamatory statements about Heron, claiming Heron caused his father's death and committed multiple perjuries. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the jury verdict for Heron because the trial court improperly submitted only one plea to
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16 Fla. 328·
Fla.·
1878-01-01
The Florida Supreme Court dismissed a writ of error challenging a circuit judge's refusal to allow a supersedeas in a case arising from county court proceedings against a delinquent tenant. The Court held it lacked jurisdiction because there was no final judgment from the circuit
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14 Fla. 41·
Fla.·
1871-10-01
A Florida Supreme Court case addressing whether the dismissal of an appeal under the pre-Code statute destroyed a party's right to prosecute a writ of error within the two-year limitation period. The court held that the dismissal did not destroy the right, and the subsequent appe
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5 Fla. 92·
Fla.·
1853-01-01
The Florida Supreme Court held that a writ of error properly sued out to the U.S. Supreme Court, when accompanied by an approved bond and filed within the prescribed time, operates as a supersedeas that stays execution of the state court judgment, consistent with the federal Judi
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2 Fla. 400·
Fla.·
1848-01-01
The Florida Supreme Court held that a writ of error is not the proper remedy to review a decree in equity/chancery, and that an appeal is the exclusive method for reviewing chancery decrees. The court dismissed the case for lack of proper jurisdiction.
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1 Fla. 392·
Fla.·
1847-01-01
The Florida Supreme Court held that no appeal lies from an interlocutory order requiring a party to return a document to the court files. The court ruled that such summary orders are not subject to appellate review under either common law or Florida statutory law, which limits ap