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103 Fla. 162

137 So 238

Berns v. Harrison

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 17, 1931

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1931-10-17

Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently December 1961

2 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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Decided 1931-10-17

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Bueord, C.J.

¶1 This appeal is from a decree modifying a final decree in compliance with the mandate of the Supreme Court in that regard. Berns et al. vs. Harrison, filed January 17, 1931, reported 131 Sou. 654. Complying with the mandate the Chancellor allowed the pleadings amended and testimony taken and then eliminated the sum of $2,000.00 allowed in the final decree for solicitor’s fees. This left a balance due the complainant, after applying the proceeds of sale under the foreclosure, in the sum of $8,459.10. The Chancellor then re-affirmed the deficiency decree for the sum of $2131.15, of which Order defendants complain, contending that the Chancellor was bound under the terms of the opinion, judgment and mandate of this *163 Court, supra, to reduce tlie deficiency decree to the same extent as the final decree was reduced. There is no merit in the contention. The final decree shows that there was more than $6,000.00 due the complainant, which the defendant's were not by the deficiency decree required to pay.

¶2 Certainly the defendants show no injustice to have been done them, nor do they show that the Chancellor has exercised the discretion vested in him arbitrarily and unjustly to the detriment of the defendants.

¶3 The decree is affirmed.

¶4 Ellis and Brown, J. J., concur.

¶5 Whitfield, P.J., and Terrell and Davis, J.J., concur in the opinion and judgment.

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