Legal Opinion

Cates v. Heffernan

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 9, 1944PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRELL, J.:

The Legislature enacted Chapter 20361, Acts of 1941, limiting the time for taking appeals from civil courts of record to the circuit court, in circuits having more than four circuit judges, to one calendar month after the entry of the judgment or the order granting or denying the motion for new. trial.

This is an appeal by certiorari to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Dade County dismissing an appeal from the civil court-of record because it was not brought within the time required by the statute. The sole question urged for consideration is the constitutional validity of…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Buford v. DanielSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  2. State ex rel. Buford v. ShepardSupreme Court of Florida · 1922
  3. Collier v. CassadySupreme Court of Florida · 1912
  4. State Ex Rel. Baldwin v. ColemanSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
  5. State Ex Rel. Blalock v. LeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Village of North Palm Beach v. MasonSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  2. Siegel v. SiegelSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  3. Winn & Lovett Grocery Co. v. LukeSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
  4. Cesary v. SECOND NAT. BANK OF NORTH MIAMISupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  5. Congregation Temple De Hirsch v. AronsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1961

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