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46 Fla. 231

Ropes v. Lansing

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1903

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1903-06-15

This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Volusia county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

Relies on Hohorst v. Packet Co · Einstein's Sons & Leffler v. Davidson

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Decided 1903-06-15

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Per Curiam.

¶1The plaintiff in error sued' the defendants in error as copartners in an action of assumpsit. The defendants appeared in the suit and thereafter defaults were entered by the clerk against them for want of plea, answer or demurrer.

¶2On September 2nd, 1899, the plaintiff filed his proofs and the clerk entered a final judgment thereon in his favor against C. W. Lansing and J. J. Curry, late copartners doing business under the name and style of Lansing & Curry.

¶3On November 14th, 1899, more than sixty days after the entry of final judgment, the defendant Lansing moved the court to vacate the judgment, which motion the court granted on the same day it was filed, and the defendant Lansing demurred to the declaration. This demurrer was sustained, and the plaintiff amended his declaration. The amended declaration was demurred to by Lansing, and on November 22nd, 1901, the court sustained the demurrer, and dismissed the case as to Lansing.

¶4On April 22nd, 1902, the plaintiff sued out of writ of error to this court. The writ of error was not sued out within six months of the date upon which the court granted defendant Lansing’s motion to open up the final judgment against the copartnership (Einstein’s Sons et al. v. Davidson, admx., 35 Fla. 342, text 351, 17 South. Rep. 563), but was taken within six months from the date on which the court dismissed the case as to Lansing, and that judgment doubtless was the basis upon which the writ of error issued. This, however, was not a final judgment, as the case was still pending as to Curry, so far as this order could affect the status of the parties. Hohorst v. Hamburg-American Packet Co., 148 U. S. 262, text 264, 13 Sup. Ct. Rep. 590, and cases therein cited.

¶5The writ of error is dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff in error.

*233Taylor, C. J., and Hooker and Shackleford, JJ., concur.Carter, P. J., and Maxwell and Cockrell, JJ., concur in the opinion.
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