State ex rel. Wynn v. Squarcia

ROBERTS, Chief Justice.

In quo warranto proceedings instituted in this court by John C. Wynn, as relator, against Silver S. Squarcia, as respondent, we are required to determine which of these parties is entitled to the office of Judge of the Civil Court of Record of Dade County, Florida. The office was created by Chapter 27003, Laws of Florida, Acts-of 1951, which Act amended Section 33.14, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., by increasing to three the number of judges of such court in all counties having a population of 260,000' or more.

Section 33.03, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., provides that the judges…