Hines v. Hines

WIGGINTON, Acting Chief Judge.

On July 22, 1965, this court rendered its final judgment in the above-entitled cause dismissing the appeal on the ground that appellant had accepted the alimony and child support awarded her by the final decree, and after accepting such benefits appealed the decree without protecting her right to do so by complying with the provisions of Florida Appellate Rule 3.8(b), 31 F.S.A., and in violation of the established rule of equity that one cannot accept the fruits and benefits of an order, judgment, or decree of the court and thereafter question the correctness of…