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· 6/15/1908

Silver Springs & Western Railroad v. Koonce

Citations

  • 56 Fla. 845

Syllabus

<p>1. The Circuit Court has the power to vacate a dismissal of a bill as to some of the defendants, after the lapse of thirty days, it appearing that the dismissal was 'for failure to set down or . reply to a plea, and the complainants had instead filed “exceptions” to the plea which fact was suppressed from the court upon the application for the order of dismissal,</p> <p>2. Where notice of a hearing is sufficient to procure the presence of the opposing counsel and he argues the merits thereon, it is immaterial how the notice was served.</p>

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding appointment of counsel six months after case began was not in itself violation of section 107.013
  • no violation of due process rights from delay in appointing counsel where parent did not request counsel
  • no violation of due process rights from delay in appointing counsel where parent did not request counsel
  • no violation of due process rights from delay in appointing counsel where parent did not request counsel
  • endangerment occurs when parent is aware that child’s condition or surroundings pose a potential for danger but disregards the risk
  • drug use is considered in determining endangerment to the physical and emotional well-being of a child

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Judges: Cockrell, Hocker, Parkhíll, Shackleford, Taylor, Whitfield

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