Bullock v. Harwick

CHILLINGWORTH, Associate Justice:

This is an appeal from a final decree dismissing a bill for spécific performance after a trial had been had before the court. The decree contained no findings on the part of the court.

It may be observed that tersely worded findings of fact and, when appropriate, an equally brief statement of the controlling conclusions of law of the trial court, placed in a decree, are often informative to counsel, and of great aid to the appellate court. They are not mandatory, (F.S.A. 63.66), but they serve as a guide by which the Supreme Court can check the correctness of…