Dillard v. E. W. Agnew & Co.

Citations

• 37 Fla. 56

Syllabus

<p>A mere notice signed by solicitors for appellants to solicitor for appellees that they have taken an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court to a designated term of this court, upon which solicitor for appellees has endorsed “I accept service of a copy hereof,” is not sufficient to give this court jurisdiction of the persons of the appellees. Such notice is not equivalent to the judicial wx-ifc of citation, and such acceptance of service does not waive the issuing and service of a citation. The appellees never having appeared in this court, we have no jurisdiction over them, and can not enter any judgment affecting their rights.</p>