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Liddon v. Crawfordville State Bank

Supreme Court of Florida
Liddon v. Crawfordville State Bank, 60 Fla. 115 (Fla. 1910)

Liddon v. Crawfordville State Bank

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

This cause having been duly considered .by the court, and Mr. Chief Justice Whitfield, Mr. Justice Hocker and Mr. Justice Parkhill being of opinion that *116the judgment should be reversed, while Mr. Justice Taylor, Mr. Justice Shackleford and Mr. Justice Cockrell are of opinion that the judgment should be affirmed, and there being no prospect of a change of judicial opinion, the judgment should be affirmed on the authority of State ex rel. Hampton v. McClung, 47 Fla., 224, 37 South. Rep., 51, and it is so ordered.

Reference

Full Case Name
C. C. Liddon, in Error v. Crawfordville State Bank, in Error
Status
Published
Syllabus
Where the members of the appellate court are equally divided in opinion as to whether a judgment on writ of error should be reversed or affirmed, and there is no prospect of a change of judicial opinion, the judgment should be affirmed so that the litigation may not be unduly prolonged.
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