Case Name: John Gadsden, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1918-12-13
Citations: 76 Fla. 543
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Gadsden, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error.
Judges: All concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 76
Pages: 543–545

Head Matter:
John Gadsden, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of Florida, Defendant in Error.
Where a writ of error is issued and dated on the 30th day of May, and made returnable to the 30th day of August, it will be dismissed, as the Statute requires the return day to be more than thirty days and not more than ninety days from the date of the writ and the period from May 30th to August 30th is more than ninety days.
Opinion Filed December 13, 1918.
Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Osceola County; J. W. Perkins, Judge.
Dismissed.
Johnston & Garrett, for Plaintiff in Error;
Van G. Swe'mngen, Attorney General, and Worth W. Trammell, Assistant, for the State.

Opinion:
West, J.
The writ of error in this ease was issued and dated on the 30th day of May, 1918. It was made returnable to the 30th day of August, 1918.
The statute, Chapter 5638, Acts of 1907, Laws of Florida, provides that writs of error "shall be returnable to a day, either in term time or vacation, more than thirty days and not more than ninety days from the date of the writ." As August 30th is "more than ninety days" from May 30th, "the date of the writ," the writ of error is not made returnable in compliance with the express provisions of the statute.
.This being true, this court has no jurisdiction of the causé, and it is, therefore, dismissed upon the authority of Ates v. Langley, 61 Fla. 504, 54 South. Rep. 264; Robinson Imp. Co. v. Jackson, 55 Fla. 657, 45 South. Rep. 987; Parker v. Evening News Pub. Co., 54 Fla. 482, 44 South. Rep. 718; Barnett v. Hickson, 48 Fla. 68, 37 South. Rep. 210; Ghira v. Foster, 46 Fla. 196, 35 South. Rep. 876; Savannah, F. & W. Ry. Co. v. Justice, 41 Fla. 508, 26 South. Rep. 704; Payne v. Roche, 41 Fla. 478, 27 South. Rep. 29; Simmons v. State, 40 Fla. 467, 25 South. Rep. 62; Browning v. State, 40 Fla. 466, 25 South. Rep. 62; Spencer v. Travelers' Ins. Co., 39 Fla. 677, 23 South. Rep. 442.
Dismissed.
All concur.