Quigg v. Radel

Supreme Court of Florida
Quigg v. Radel, 86 Fla. 197 (Fla. 1923)
97 So. 380

Quigg v. Radel

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

In this case the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ellis and Mr. Justice Browne are of opinion that the final order herein, discharging the petitioner in habeas corpus proceedings, should be affirmed, while Mr. Justice Whitfield, Mr. Justice West and Mr. Justice Terrell are of opinion that the final order' should be reversed; 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 Pensacola Electric Co. v. Humphreys, 61 Fla. 389, 54 South. Rep. 452.

An order will be entered affirming the final order to which the writ of error herein was taken.

Reference

Full Case Name
Leslie Quigg, Chief of Police of the City of Miami, Florida, in Error v. E. H. Radel, Jr., in Error
Cited By
13 cases
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.