Legal Opinion
McDonnell v. Sanford Airport Authority
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 15, 2015No. 5D13-3850PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING AND/OR REHEARING EN BANC
BERGER, J.
We decline the invitation by Appellants’ counsel to reconsider the merits of our decision in this case. We write only to address counsel’s abuse of the rehearing process and to comment on the propriety of filing a motion for rehearing when the court issues a per curiam affirmance without opinion.
The purpose of a motion for rehearing is to direct the court to points of law or fact that, in the opinion of the movant, the court overlooked or misapprehended in its opinion. See Rule 9.330(a), Fla. R. App. P. It is not a vehicle…
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