Edgerton v. Mayor of Green Cove Springs

Citations

• 18 Fla. 528

Syllabus

<p>1. A common law writ of certiorari does not serve the purpose of a writ Of error or appeal with a bill of exceptions as known to our practice. If the court has jurisdiction.and there is no irregularity or illegality in the procedure the certiorari must be quashed.</p> <p>2. The proper method of reviewing the proceedings of the Circuit Court upon a certiorari issued by it is not a certiorari but an appeal at law or writ of error, and the general rule is that where an appeal lies a cei'tiorari will not be granted. The case of Haliday vs. The Jacksonville Plank Road Company, 6 Fla., 304, referred to and approved.</p>