Fort v. Fort’s Empirical Analysis
1964
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Van Loon v. Van Loon · 113 So. 2d 547 - Kosch v. Kosch · 123 So. 2d 689 - White v. Spears · 117 So. 2d 559 - English v. English · State Ex Rel. First Trust & Savings Bank v. Southerland
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““The appellee has heretofore filed a motion to dismiss the appeal in this case on the following grounds: (1) That appellant accepted the benefits of the decree. * * * * =i= * “It is a well-settled doctrine that, where a party recovering a judgment or decree accepts the benefits thereof, voluntarily and knowing the facts, he is estopped to afterwards seek a reversal of such judgment or decree on writ of error or appeal. His conduct amounts to a release of errors. His acceptance of payment, or enforcement, of the judgment or decree, is a waiver of errors and estops the successful party from appealing. 2 Enc.Pl. & Pr. 174-176; 2 R.C.L. §§ 44, 45, pp. 61-63; 3 C.J. § 552, pp. 679, 680. * * * * * * * * * “For the reasons above pointed out, appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal in this cause will be granted, and the appeal dismissed.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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