Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Swanson
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 16, 1986No. 66491PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHAW, Justice.
Due to a conflict between the decision below, Sanchez v. Swanson, 461 So.2d 155 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985), and Perego v. Robinson, 377 So.2d 834 (Fla. 5th DCA 1979), we have accepted jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.
On March 16, 1984, petitioner was awarded a money judgment against Daniel Merlinos in the County Court for Pinellas County. Merlinos filed a notice of appeal in the St. Petersburg branch office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Pinellas County1 on Monday, April 16, 1984. The following day, one day after the time expired for filing notice of appeal, the notice…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Perego v. RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Mayers v. Bankers Life Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Hoffman v. HoffmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- Sanchez v. SwansonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. MobleySupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Hersey v. BatchelorDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Hoffman v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1986