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First Natl. Bk. of Lake City v. Landress

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A
Aug 7, 1931
136 So. 469 (Fla. 1931)

Opinion

Opinion filed August 7, 1931.

A writ of error to the Circuit Court for Columbia County; Hal. W. Adams, Judge.

Dismissed.

Wilson Wilson, for Plaintiff in Error;

Guy Gillen, for Defendant in Error.


In this case there was a verdict for the defendant and thereupon a judgment was entered in favor of defendant for costs only.

In Hall vs. Patterson, 45 Fla. 353, 33 So. 982, it was held:

"A judgment for costs alone, the merits not being adjudicated, though entered for defendant after the jury have found a verdict in his favor, is not such final judgment as will support a writ of error."

See also C. W. Zaring Co. vs. Humphreys, 68 Fla. 6, 65 So. 665; American Soda Fountain Company vs. Plaza Marina, Inc., filed at this term of the Court.

The writ of error should be dismissed and it is so ordered.

Dismissed.

BUFORD, C.J., AND WHITFIELD, BROWN AND DAVIS, J.J., concur.

ELLIS AND TERRELL, J.J., not participating.


Summaries of

First Natl. Bk. of Lake City v. Landress

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A
Aug 7, 1931
136 So. 469 (Fla. 1931)
Case details for

First Natl. Bk. of Lake City v. Landress

Case Details

Full title:THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LAKE CITY, a banking corporation, Plaintiff in…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Division A

Date published: Aug 7, 1931

Citations

136 So. 469 (Fla. 1931)
136 So. 469

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