Mitchell v. Mason
Supreme Court of Florida
Appealed from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, C. J.
Mr. Chief Justice White once tersely said to the writer that “judicial duty means simply an infinite capacity for taking pains and great patience.” Even so, as Mr. Justice Cobb said in Kelly v. Strouse, 116 Ga. 872, text 899, 43 S. E. Rep. 280, “Courts of last resort are composed of human beings, and are liable to make mistakes both in rulings and reasoning, and unguarded and ill-considered expressions are as apt to emanate from them as from others.” In quoting this statement in his dissenting opinion in White v. State, 59 Fla. 53, text 60, 52 South. Rep. 805, text 807, the writer hereof…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Christopher v. MungenSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
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