Robinson v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Florida
The plaintiff in error moved for a rule against the Clerk. of the Supreme Court to compel him to docket the case. A rule for the Clerk to show cause was granted, and he answered the same, setting up the 21st Eule of Practice in the Supreme Court, and that the plaintiff in error had not complied with the requirements of the same, either by giving bond or recognizance, or making the deposit, which the-Clerk is thereby authorized to exact before docketing a case,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Westcott
Eule 21 of the Eules of Practice of this court provides “ that the Clerk may exact security in advance for the payment of his fees, which security may be by a bond or recognizance, (to be approved by him or by a Circuit Judge or a *157-Justice of this court,) or a deposit of fifteen dollars before . -docketing a cause.”
The question in this case is, has this court, under the statute of this State, or by virtue of any other authority, the power to make this rule % The rule requires of an appellant security for costs in the shape of a bond or deposit.
While the power of the English courts over this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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