Legal Opinion

Texas Co. v. Davidson

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1918PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

This cause coming on for consideration upon a petition for rehearing, after due consideration the court being fully advised of its judgment in the premises, it is hereby considered, ordered and adjudged that the said application for rehearing herein be and the same is hereby denied.

We think it proper here to call the attention of the profession to the rules governing applications for hearings.

The proper function of a petition for rehearing is to present to the court in clear, concise terms some point that it overlooked or failed to consider, only this and nothing more. Hull v. Burr, 58 Fla.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. CroomSupreme Court of Florida · 1857
  2. C. H. Jones & Bro. v. FoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1887
  3. Hull v. BurrSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  4. Sauls v. FreemanSupreme Court of Florida · 1888
  5. Florida Land Rock Phosphate Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1905

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. WILLIAM PAUL DABBS v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Mann v. EtchellsSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Payne v. IveySupreme Court of Florida · 1922
  4. Sherwood v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959

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