Palmer v. Parker
Citations
- 52 Fla. 389
Syllabus
<p>1. Under the provisions of Chapter 4723, Acts of 1899, only final judgments and decrees rendered and entered in the Circuit Courts of this State and certified copies thereof are admissible as prima facie evidence of the entry and validity of such judgments and decrees. This statute does not apply to judgments rendered by a justice of the peace and docketed in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court as provided by Section 1624, Revised Statutes of 1892.</p> <p>2. A judgment upon confession before a justice of the peace, which fails to show the cause of action or indebtedness as required by Section 1623, Revised Statutes of 1892, is void.</p>
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Judges: Cockrell, Hocker, Parkhill, Shackleford, Taylor, Whtfield
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