Gillespie v. Chapline
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appealed from the Circuit Court for Manatee County. Statement. On the 14th day of December, 1909, the appellee as complainant filed his bill in chancery against the appellants as defendants, which, omitting the formal parts, is as follows: “J. B. Chapline, Jr., as Clerk and Treasurer of ,the Town of Sarasota,—Manatee County, Florida, brings this his bill of complaint against J. Hamilton Gillespie, as Mayor of said town of Sarasota and J.…
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This case was decided by Division A. Appealed from the Circuit Court for Manatee County. Statement. On the 14th day of December, 1909, the appellee as complainant filed his bill in chancery against the appellants as defendants, which, omitting the formal parts, is as follows: “J. B. Chapline, Jr., as Clerk and Treasurer of ,the Town of Sarasota,—Manatee County, Florida, brings this his bill of complaint against J. Hamilton Gillespie, as Mayor of said town of Sarasota and J. A. Clark, G. W. Barker, T. J. Bryan, C. M. Biorsyth and Harry L. Higel, as town council of the town of Sarasota and…
1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, J.
(after stating the facts.)
This is another case in which the appellee has not favored us with a brief. See Mizell Live Stock Co. v. J. J. McCaskill Co., 59 Fla. 322, 51 South. Rep. 547, and authorities there cited.
We have several times, within the last few years, had occasion to discuss the practice of granting restraining orders without notice and have laid down the principles which should regulate the same, so shall content ourselves with referring to some of such cases. See especially God*509win v. Phifer, 51 Fla. 441, 41 South. Rep. 597, where the subject is fully discussed and authorities…
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