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  • Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Cone

    138 Fla. 804 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 30, 1939

    See also Bassett v. Fish, 75 N. Y. 303 . In McDermott v. Board of Commissioners, etc., 60 Ind. App. 209 , 110 N. … Whitfield, J., concurs in opinion and judgment. - Justices Brown and Chapman not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled General Laws of 1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Pellicer v. Sweat

    131 Fla. 60 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jan 10, 1938

    The place is not shown to be a boarding house or a lodging house or a hotel. … Terrell, Brown, Buford and Chapman, J. J., concur. Ellis, C. J., dissents.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Caldwell v. Lee

    157 Fla. 773 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jul 19, 1946

    Appropriations have frequently been made contingent on an audit or the findings of an administrative board and have been upheld. Carlton v. Matthews, supra; Duke Power Company v. … J., BROWN, BUFORD, THOMAS, and SEBRING, JJ., concur. ADAMS, J., not participating.

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Latham v. State

    88 Fla. 310 · Supreme Court of Florida · Nov 8, 1924

    Moore v. State, 83 Fla. 270 , 91 South. Rep. 180 ; Hatcher v. State, 74 Fla. 112 , 76 South. Rep. 694 ; Knight v. State, 60 Fla. 19 , 53 South. Rep. 541 ; Brown v. State, 42 Fla. 184 , 27 South. Rep. 869 . … J., and Ellis and Browne, J. J., concur in the opinion.

    Cited 4 timesPublished
  • Parker v. City of Arcadia

    79 Fla. 467 · Supreme Court of Florida · Apr 7, 1920

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Florida Dept. of State v. Martin

    916 So. 2d 763 · Supreme Court of Florida · Nov 10, 2005

    In support of this assertion, the Department cites Brown v. … Brown, 560 So.2d at 785 (citation omitted).

    Cited 57 timesPublished
  • Childs v. Dougherty

    73 Fla. 72 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jan 25, 1917

    , levees, etc., deemed by said Board necessary to construct, preserve and maintain the works in said district, thereby placing the power in the hands of said Board to tax the people of the taxing- district aforesaid for the … Browne, C. J., and Shackleford, Whitfield and Ellis, JJ., concur.

    Cited 5 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Boone v. Gray

    125 Fla. 104 · Supreme Court of Florida · Aug 1, 1936

    . — The relator’s “petition for Alternative Writ of Mandamus requiring the Respondent to recall from the Board of County Commissioners from the several Counties, the statement that Relator’s campaign expense statement was … J., and Terrell, Brown and Buford, J. J., concur.

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • Phillippi v. Phillippi

    148 Fla. 393 · Supreme Court of Florida · Nov 4, 1941

    This rule is sustained by the great weight of authority, Andrews v. Andrews, 142 S.W. (2nd) 1082 (Mo. App. 1940); Toney v. Toney, 213 la. 398, 239 N.W. 21 (1931); Simpson v. … Brown, C. J., Terrell, and Thomas, J. J., concur. Whitfield, Buford and Chapman, J. J., dissent.

    Cited 13 timesPublished
  • Collins, Et Ux. v. McKelvain

    138 Fla. 463 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 6, 1939

    Salyers v. Smith, 67 Ark. 526 , 55 S. W. 936 ; Priest v. Murphy, 103 Ark. 464 , 149 S. W. 98 . See also Oard v. Oard, 59 Ill. 46 ; Jones v. Neely, 72 Ill. 449 ; Seymour v. Belding, 83 Ill. 222 ; Cooper v. … Brown and Ci-iapman, J. J., dissent.

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Latham v. Hawkins

    121 Fla. 324 · Supreme Court of Florida · Oct 29, 1935

    Knight v. Board of Public Instruction, 102 Fla. 922 , 136 So. 631 ; State v. O’Quinn, 114 Fla. 222 , 154 So. 166 ; Stribling v. Thomas, 101 Fla. 1015 ; 132 So. 824 ; Jordan v. State, 100 Fla. 494 , 129 So. 747 . … J., and Brown, Buford and Davis, J. J., concur.

    Cited 11 timesPublished
  • Town of Mount Dora v. Green

    117 Fla. 385 · Supreme Court of Florida · Sep 11, 1934

    It is the plain duty *390 of a county or municipal board to plead the statute of limitations when it can, under the facts. Such boards are the people’s trustees.” In Spring Canyon Coal Co. v. … J., and Brown, J., concurs' specially.

    Cited 9 timesPublished
  • State Ex Rel. Davis v. Howell

    101 Fla. 656 · Supreme Court of Florida · Feb 6, 1931

    amended answer and plea” repeats the averments that the respondent was duly elected sheriff at the general election held November 4, 1930, to fill the unexpired term, referring to the certificate of the county canvassing board … J., and Whitfield, Ellis, Terrell, Brown and Buford, J.J., concur..

    Cited 1 timesPublished
  • The Florida Bar v. Rayman

    238 So. 2d 594 · Supreme Court of Florida · Apr 22, 1970

    In Zachary v. … See Roberts v. State, 195 So.2d 257 (Fla.App.); State v. Brown, 177 So.2d 532 (Fla.App.); Johnson v. State, 166 So.2d 798 (Fla.App.); but cf. Kaminski v. State, 63 So.2d 339 (Fla. 1953).

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Pierce v. Isaac

    134 Fla. 666 · Supreme Court of Florida · Oct 29, 1938

    See Sommers v. Apalachicola Northern R. Co., 85 Fla. 9 , 96 So. 151 ; Continental Cas. Co. v. Bows, 72 Fla. 17 , 72 So. 278 ; Clay v. Girdner, 103 Fla. 135 , 138 So. 490 ; Gabel v. … J., and Brown and Chapman, J. J., concur. Terrell and Buford, J. J., concur in the opinion and judgment. Ellis, C. J., dissents.

    Cited 21 timesPublished
  • State v. Ocean Shore Improvement District

    116 Fla. 284 · Supreme Court of Florida · Apr 3, 1934

    Thompson v. Town of Frostproof, 89 Fla. 92 , 103 So. 118 , Weinberger v. Board of Public Instruction of St. Johns Co., 93 Fla. 470 , 112 So. 253 , State v. City of Miami, 103 Fla. 54 , 137 So. 261 . … J., and Whitfield, Terrell, Brown and Buford, J. J., concur. Ellis, J., concurs in the conclusion.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Osborne v. VanHorn

    2 Fla. 360 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jan 15, 1848

    Note to 1 Brown Ch. R., 164. Bradshaw vs. Bradshaw, 1 Jac. Pr. 647. The maintenance will be allowed when the father is not of ability although the mother has a separate estate. 1 Cox, 275. … A mother married to a second husband is not obliged to maintain the children by the first, but shall have an allowance from the interest of their fortunes. 1 Brown, Ch. R., 268.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • Howard Cole & Co. v. Whidden

    77 Fla. 842 · Supreme Court of Florida · Jun 9, 1919

    The case of Roesch v. State ex rel. Wyman, 62 Fla. 263 , 56 South. Rep. 562 , relied on by the referee is not applicable. … Browne, C. J.,, and Taylor, Whitfield. Ellis and West, JJ., concur.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • State ex rel. Swearingen v. Watters

    75 Fla. 584 · Supreme Court of Florida · Apr 19, 1918

    Bros. v. Winfield, supra. … Browne, C. J., and Taylor, Whitfield and Ellis, J..J., concur.

    Cited 2 timesPublished
  • Apgar v. Wilkinson

    95 Fla. 457 · Supreme Court of Florida · Mar 13, 1928

    Kroegal v. Whyte and McMullen v. Pinellas County, supra. … J., and Whitfield, Strum, Brown and Buford, J. J., concur.

    Cited 9 timesPublished

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