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Armistead v. Waters

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Oct 11, 1940
144 Fla. 407 (Fla. 1940)

Opinion

Opinion Filed October 11, 1940

A Writ of Error from the Circuit Court for Duval County, DeWitt T. Gray, Judge.

Evan Evans, for Plaintiff in Error;

William E. Fairbanks, for Defendant in Error.


The writ of error brings for review judgment of non-suit with bill of exceptions.

The suit was one for alleged malicious prosecution.

The declaration alleged no special damages. The evidence was entirely insufficient to warrant the jury in returning a verdict against the plaintiff in any sum except merely nominal damages in so small an amount as to be of no consequence.

At the close of plaintiff's testimony the court announced that it would grant defendant's motion for a directed verdict.

Thereupon, plaintiff took judgment of non-suit with bill of exceptions.

The record discloses no reversible error.

The judgment is affirmed. So ordered.

TERRELL, C. J., and BUFORD and THOMAS, J. J., concur.

BROWN, J., concurs in opinion and judgment.

Justices WHITFIELD and CHAPMAN not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled General Laws of 1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court.


Summaries of

Armistead v. Waters

Supreme Court of Florida. Division A
Oct 11, 1940
144 Fla. 407 (Fla. 1940)
Case details for

Armistead v. Waters

Case Details

Full title:FRANK L. ARMISTEAD v. J. F. WATERS

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. Division A

Date published: Oct 11, 1940

Citations

144 Fla. 407 (Fla. 1940)
198 So. 59

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