Legal Opinion

Mercier v. Mercier

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 9, 1967No. 7278PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, defendant below, appeals from a final decree granting a divorce to ap-pellee, plaintiff below.

Appellant contends that the findings of fact made by the chancellor are clearly erroneous and manifestly against the weight and effect of the evidence. *205We have carefully examined the very extensive record here presented and find no error committed by the chancellor. As the trier of fact, the chancellor has the responsibility of determining the weight, credibility and sufficiency of the evidence. These findings are clothed with a presumption of correctness. Clutter v. Clutter, 171 So.2d…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Clutter v. ClutterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  2. Sharp v. SharpDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Barbosa v. BarbosaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
  2. Fatolitis v. FatolitisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

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