Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Hoffman

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 10, 1986No. 66718Published

1Opinion of the Court

EHRLICH, Justice.

We have for review Hoffman v. Hoffman, 463 So.2d 517 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985), which was certified as being in direct conflict with Perego v. Robinson, 377 So.2d 834 (Fla. 5th DCA 1979). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

In this case, the First District Court of Appeal properly held that the timely filing of a notice of appeal in a branch office of the clerk of circuit court constituted a timely filing within the contemplation of 9.110(b), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. This Court recently reached the same conclusion in Sanchez v. Swanson, 481 So.2d 481…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Perego v. RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. Sanchez v. SwansonSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Hoffman v. HoffmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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