Opinion

Smith Bros. Inc. v. Williams

  • 100 Fla. 660
  • 131 So. 335
Court
Supreme Court of Florida
Filed
Aug 6, 1930
Status
Published
On the bench
Brown, Buford, Ellis, Strum, Terrell, Whitfield
Cited by
3 cases
Authority
More cited than 87.6%

The opinion

Upon rehearing Mr. Chief Justice TERRELL, Mr. Justice WHITFIELD and Mr. Justice STRUM are of opinion that the decree in this cause should be reversed, while Mr. Justice ELLIS, Mr. Justice BUFORD and Mr. Justice BROWN are of opinion that the decree should be affirmed. When the members of the Supreme Court, sitting six members in a body, and after full consultation, it appears that the members of the Court are permanently and equally divided in opinion as to whether the decree should be affirmed or reversed, and there is no prospect of an immediate change in the personnel of the Court, the decree should be affirmed; therefore it is considered, ordered and adjudged under the authority of State ex rel. Hampton v. McClung, 47 Fla. 224 , 37 So. R. 51, that the decree of the circuit court in this cause be and the same is hereby affirmed.

Affirmed.

TERRELL, C. J., AND WHITFIELD, ELLIS, STRUM, BROWN AND BUFORD, J. J., concur.

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