Suwannee River Cypress Co. v. Arbuthnot

The judgment.in this cause should be and is hereby reversed upon the authority of State, ex rel. Anna Dillman, v. George W. Tedder, Circuit Judge, etc., decided March 10, 1936, wherein it was held and determined that a pleading valid on its face and not wholly frivolous, or without merit, should not be summarily disposed of by peremptorily calling it up for an ex parte consideration in vacation and thereupon striking or ignoring it by adjudging the pleader in default and forthwith giving judgment for the opposite party as for want of a defense. See also: Rhea v. Hackney, 117 Fla. 62, 157 Sou.…