Employers' Fire Insurance v. Continental Insurance

ENGLAND, Justice.

This cause is before us on a petition for writ of certiorari to review a decision of the Second District Court of Appeal, reported at 292 So.2d 413, Fla.App., holding that the signed minute book entry of a circuit judge does not constitute a “judgment” for purposes of commencing the statute of limitations. We have jurisdiction under Article V, § 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution, based on a direct conflict between the decision below and cases holding that a signed minute book entry does constitute a “judgment” for purposes of commencing the time for an appeal.1

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