Legal Opinion
Hewitt v. State Ex Rel. Palmer
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 21, 1933PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, C. J.
Under the statutes of Florida County Courts are vested with jurisdiction of proceedings in relation to the forcible entry and unlawful detention of lands.
Section 5169 C. G. L., 3325- R. G. S. The Constitution of the State provides, that the Circuit Courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of the action of ejectment and of all actions involving the title or boundaries' of real estate. Section 11 of Article V, State Constitution of 1885.
A petition was filed in the County Court of Pinellas County in relation to the forcible entry and unlawful detention of certain lands. The defendant in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Iron Mountain & Helena Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Welch v. State ex rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Washburn v. HutchinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Mosseller v. . DeaverSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Perry Naval Stores Co. v. GriffinSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Crocker v. Diland Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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