JOHN H. QUIGLEY AND CONSTANCE M. QUIGLEY, HIS WIFE, JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY, APPELLANTS,
v.
KENNEDY & ELY INSURANCE, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 1968-04-17
No. 67-562
Before PEARSON, BARKDULL and HENDRY, JJ.
208 So. 2d 853 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1968) Negative Treatment
Cited by 17 cases

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Synopsis

The Florida District Court of Appeal vacated its prior judgment and adopted the Florida Supreme Court's decision, remanding the case for further proceedings. This action followed the Supreme Court quashing the appellate court's initial affirmation of the trial court's judgment.


Holding

The District Court of Appeal must vacate its prior judgment, adopt the Supreme Court's opinion and judgment as its own, and remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's decision.


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“By our prior opinion, Quigley v. Kennedy & Ely Insurance, Inc., Fla.App., 202 So. 2d 610, we affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Dade County.”

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The case involved an appeal of a judgment from the Circuit Court of Dade County. The District Court of Appeal had previously affirmed the trial court'…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

ORDER ON MANDATE

PER CURIAM.

This cause recurs for consideration upon the mandate of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida pursuant to the opinion and judgment of that court quashing a prior opinion and judgment of this court. Quigley v. Kennedy & Ely Insurance, Inc., 207 So.2d 431, Supreme Court opinion filed January 24, 1968. By our prior opinion, Quigley v. Kennedy & Ely Insurance, Inc., Fla.App., 202 So.2d 610, we affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court of Dade County.

In accord with the directive of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Florida, our mandate issued in this cause on October 11, 1967 is withdrawn, the prior opinion and judgment of this court filed September 19, 1967 is hereby set aside and vacated, the said opinion and judgment of the Supreme Court of Florida is herewith made the opinion and judgment of this court and the cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings and disposition in accord with the said cited decision.

It is so ordered.


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  • City OF Jacksonville v. Griffin, 346 So. 2d 988 (Fla. 1977)
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