Legal Opinion

Driggs v. Higgins

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1882PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval county. The Chief-Justice being disqualified did not sit in this case. Judge Walker of the Second Circuit was called in in his place. The facts are stated in the opinions.

1Opinion of the Court · WestcottJustice Westcott

A motion is made in this case to dismiss the writ of error on several grounds.

Eirst. Because the scire facias ad audiendum errores was not made returnable with the writ. The writ of error issued December 19, 1881, and was returnable to the 10th day of January, A. D. 1882, the first day of the succeeding *104term of the Supreme Court. The scire facias issued on the 19th December, 1881, and was returnable to the 10th day of January, 1882, the first day of the succeeding term of the Court Court. This is the record as certified. "Why counsel should trouble the court to examine a matter so simple and…

Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · Westoott.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. The Binghamton BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1866

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. McJunkins v. StevensSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  2. Mutual Life Insurance v. HartleySupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  3. Christopher v. NewnhamSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
  4. Crawford & Co. v. H. & G. FederSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  5. Picot v. PicotSupreme Court of Florida · 1937

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