Stanley v. Standard Cypress Co.

Citations

• 54 Fla. 583

Syllabus

<p>Appellate Practice — Where There is a Void Entry of Appeal a Perfected Entry May be Made Without Formal Disposition of Such Void Entry — Appeal From Interlocutory Decree That Does Not Bring Up for Review a Final Decree Rendered Before the Entry of Appeal, Cannot be Considered and Will be Dismissed.</p> <p>1. Where an entry of appeal in a chancery cause is void because made returnable contrary to law, a perfected entry of appeal may be made without any formal disposition of such void entry. Such void entry being a nullity may be wholly ignored;</p> <p>2. An appeal in an equity cause, taken subsequently to the rendition of a final decree therein, solely and expressly from an interlocutory order-therein, that does not bring up such final decree for review, cannot be considered by the appellate court and will be dismissed.</p>