Williams v. Robles

Citations

• 22 Fla. 95

Syllabus

<p>1. When a cause is transferred, upon petition, from one Judicial Circuit to another, it should appear in the petition or the order of transfer that the Judge of the Circuit in which such cause is pending is disqualified by reason of interest, or being a party, or on account of consanguinity or affinity to one of the parties to the suit.</p> <p>2. Unless one of these causes of disqualification properly appears in the record, an order transferring the cause to another Circuit is a nullity, and the Judge of said Circuit acquires no jurisdiction over it.</p> <p>3. The fact that a kinsman to a Judge of the Circuit Court is interested in some property which is involved in a suit before such Judge, such kinsman not being a party to said suit, does not disqualify the Judge from hearing the case under Chapter 1327, acts December 4th, 1862.</p>