AGNES R. BARCO
v.
CLAUDE R. BARCO

Fla. | 1948-04-20
TERRELL, CHAPMAN, ADAMS, SEBRING and BARNS, JJ., concur., THOMAS, C. J., dissents.
160 Fla. 389 Florida Supreme Court (1948)
Also reported at: 34 So. 2d 879

AI-generated. These summaries, headnotes, and key points are machine-generated and may contain errors or omissions. Always verify against the full opinion text below. Not legal advice.

Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's final decree granting a divorce and awarding alimony to the wife. The court found no error in the record and also granted the wife's petition for appellate attorney's fees.


Holding

No, the lower court did not err in its final decree. Yes, the wife is granted attorney's fees for the appeal.


Key Quotes

“We have studied the record in light of the contentions of counsel for the respective parties but have failed to find error in the record.”

Establishes the court's review of the record and its finding of no error.

Previewing 1 of 3 key quotes on this case — the court’s exact language, pinpointed for members.

Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence

Facts & Procedural History

The wife was granted a divorce and alimony by the lower court. The husband appealed this final decree. The wife also petitioned for attorney's fees fo…

The full statement of facts, procedural history, and disposition for this case are member content.

Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence

© FLexlaw, Inc. — AI-generated enrichments are proprietary. All rights reserved.


Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a final decree granting a divorce •and awarding alimony, etc., to the wife, the appellant in this «controversy. We have studied the record in light of the contentions of counsel for the respective parties but have failed to find error in the record. The disputes and conflicts in the testimony as settled by the final decree have not been shown to be clearly erroneous. It is our conclusion that the cause should be affirmed on authority of Stewart v. Stewart, ...... Fla. ......, 29 So. (2nd) 247.

The appellant through counsel has filed a petition for the allowance of counsel fees for services rendered incident to this appeal, and, after consideration thereof, the same is granted and the amount thereof fixed at the sum of $350.00.

Affirmed.

TERRELL, CHAPMAN, ADAMS, SEBRING and BARNS, JJ., concur.

THOMAS, C. J., dissents.


Cases With Similar Vibessemantic neighbors from the corpus


Citator

Authorities Cited

Full citator, related cases, and AI research tools

Open in FLexlaw