WINTER PARK FERNERIES, INC., ET AL.,
v.
HIBBARD CASSELBERRY

Fla. | 1933-09-26
Davis, C. J., Whitfield, Ellis, Terrell and Brown, >. J., concur., Buford, J., dissents.
112 Fla. 111 Florida Supreme Court (1933)
Also reported at: 150 So. 593

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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court denied a motion to dismiss an appeal, finding it was not frivolous, and reaffirmed a prior order denying a motion to vacate a supersedeas. The court found debatable questions existed, justifying the appeal and the initial grant of supersedeas.


Holding

The appeal is not frivolous and will not be dismissed. The prior order granting supersedeas was justified and will be reaffirmed.


Key Quotes

“It appears to the Court that there are several debatable questions involved in this' appeal and that the appeal is not frivolous.”

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Facts & Procedural History

The appellee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, arguing it was frivolous. Additionally, the appellee sought to vacate a prior order granting supers…

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Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam.

Per Curiam.

This cause coming on to be heard upon appellee’s motion to dismiss this appeal as being frivolous, and also upon rehearing of motion to vacate supersedeas, which motion to vacate was denied by an order of this Court entered August 1, 1933, and the record having been again inspected and argument of counsel duly considered;

It appears to the Court that there are several debatable questions involved in this' appeal and that the appeal is not frivolous. It also appears that under the rules governing such matters the Justice of this Court who made the order of supers'edeas sought to be vacated was justified in so doing.

It is therefore ordered and adjudged that the motion to dismiss the appeal be and the same is hereby denied and that the order heretofore made denying the motion to vacate the order for supersedeas be reaffirmed and allowed to stand as' entered.

*112Davis, C. J., Whitfield, Ellis, Terrell and Brown, >. J., concur.

Buford, J., dissents.


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