Shores v. Murphy

88 So.2d 294 (1956)

H.H. SHORES and H.G. Shores, Appellants,

v.

Ida MURPHY and her husband, R.H. Murphy, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.

May 9, 1956.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1956.

A.G. Campbell, Jr., De Funiak Springs, for appellants.

James N. Daniel, Chipley, for appellees.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellants Shores, who were defendants below, seek reversal of an adverse judgment entered in favor of appellees Murphy, who were plaintiffs below in an ejectment proceeding.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial judge committed error in ordering a jury trial despite the fact that neither party…