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Spooner v. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, Case No. BF-357 (1986)

488 So. 2d 897 (1986) Robert Edward SPOONER, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. BF-357. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. May 19, 1986. F. Kendall Slinkman and Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, for appellant. John S. Derr and David P. Heath of Field, Granger, Santry & Mitchell, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee. ON MOTION FOR REHEARING NIMMONS, Judge. The Court's opinion filed February 13, 1986 is withdrawn and the following opinion is...

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Mitchell v. State, Case No. BD-286, BE-2 (1986)

491 So. 2d 596 (1986) Larry MITCHELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Case No. BD-286, BE-2. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. July 17, 1986. *597 Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and Glenna Joyce Reeves, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and John W. Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee. NIMMONS, Judge. Mitchell was charged with five counts of violating Section 410.11(1), Florida Statutes (1981) (aggravated...

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Bondurant v. Geeker, BQ-212 (1986)

499 So. 2d 909 (1986) Robert E. BONDURANT, M.D., Petitioner, v. The Honorable Nicholas P. GEEKER, Circuit Judge for the First Judicial Circuit in and for Escambia County, Respondent. No. BQ-212. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 22, 1986. Rehearing Denied January 23, 1987. *910 Danny L. Kepner, of Shell, Fleming, Davis & Menge, Pensacola, for petitioner. R.P. Warfield, of Levin, Warfield, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, and Donald H. Partington, of...

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Schexnayder v. State, BO-84 (1986)

495 So. 2d 850 (1986) Carol SCHEXNAYDER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. BO-84. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. October 7, 1986. Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, James T. Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., J. Craig Myrick, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee. SMITH, Judge. This is an appeal from an order placing appellant involuntarily in a mental institution for treatment under the Baker Act,...

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In Interest of Snw, BO-79 (1986)

501 So. 2d 37 (1986) IN the INTEREST OF S.N.W., a Child. No. BO-79. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 30, 1986. Rehearing Denied February 10, 1987. *38 John R. Grass, P.A., Pensacola, for appellant-mother. Donna Harkness, Pensacola, for appellee-Health and Rehabilitative Services. SMITH, Judge. Appellant-mother appeals a final judgment permanently committing her daughter to the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for adoption. The petition for permanent...

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State v. Weitz, BO-115 (1986)

500 So. 2d 657 (1986) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Danny Ray WEITZ, Appellee. No. BO-115. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 30, 1986. Rehearing Denied January 26, 1987. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and John W. Tiedemann, Tallahassee, for appellant. Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, and James T. Miller, Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellee. BARFIELD, Judge. Danny Ray Weitz was charged with DUI, in violation of section 316.193, Florida Statutes (1985). [1]...

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McCray v. McCray, BN-86 (1986)

493 So. 2d 1117 (1986) Johnnie McCRAY, Jr., Appellant, v. Joan Patricia McCRAY, Appellee. No. BN-86. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. September 16, 1986. Edward Siegel, of Adams, Rothstein & Siegel, Jacksonville, for appellant. Brent D. Shore, of Tromberg, Shore, Harrison & Safer, Jacksonville, for appellee. PER CURIAM. The husband appeals from a final judgment of dissolution of marriage ordering him to pay alimony, child support, and a portion of the wife's attorney's fees....

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Payne v. State, BN-8 (1986)

493 So. 2d 1104 (1986) Ricky Jarade PAYNE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. BN-8. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. September 11, 1986. P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant. Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for appellee. PER CURIAM. This is an appeal from an allegedly illegal sentence imposed by the trial court after remand from this court pursuant to Payne v. State, 480 So. 2d 202 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). In...

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Ray v. Stuckey, BN-4 (1986)

491 So. 2d 1211 (1986) J.R. RAY, Jr., Appellant, v. Talmadge and Reva STUCKEY and Ortega Executive Center, Ltd., Appellee. No. BN-4. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. July 18, 1986. *1212 Arthur T. Boone, Jacksonville, for appellant. James L. Nipper, Jacksonville, for appellee. MILLS, Judge. J.R. Ray, Jr., the plaintiff below in a pending suit for the recovery of money owed, files this petition for writ of certiorari seeking reversal of a nonfinal order of the trial court...

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U-HAUL CO. OF NORTHERN FLA. v. White, BN-394, BN-408 (1986)

503 So. 2d 332 (1986) U-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTHERN FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, v. Nina M. WHITE, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Stephen Gregory White, Deceased, Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc., Respondents. U-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTHERN FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, v. Chris WHITE, Individually and As Personal Representative of the Estate of Lloyd H. White, Deceased, Fleetwood Motor Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc., Respondents. U-HAUL COMPANY OF NORTHERN FLORIDA, INC., Petitioner, v....

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Allied Fidelity Ins. Co. v. State, BN-37 (1986)

499 So. 2d 932 (1986) ALLIED FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. BN-37. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 24, 1986. Rehearing Denied January 26, 1987. Ned I. Price of Lewis & Price, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellant. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Gerald B. Curington, Chief, General Civil Litigation, Tallahassee, for appellee. MILLS, Judge. Allied Fidelity Insurance Company (Surety) appeals from a final order denying its motion to vacate...

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Summersport Enterprises v. Pari-Mutuel Com'n, BN-231 (1986)

493 So. 2d 1085 (1986) SUMMERSPORT ENTERPRISES, LTD., Appellant, v. PARI-MUTUEL COMMISSION of the State of Florida, Department of Business Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering; and Calder Race Course, Inc., Appellees. No. BN-231. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. September 9, 1986. *1086 Barry Richard, of Roberts, Baggett, LaFace & Richard, Tallahassee, for appellant. Elliott Henslovitz, of Dept. of Business Regulation, Div. of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Miami, for...

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Tropabest Foods v. STATE, DEPT. OF GEN. SERV., BN-2 (1986)

493 So. 2d 50 (1986) TROPABEST FOODS, INC., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, Appellee. No. BN-2. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. August 18, 1986. Martha Harrell, Hall of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, Tallahassee, for appellant. Claire D. Dryfuss, Tallahassee, for appellee. MILLS, Judge. Tropabest Foods, Inc. appeals from a final administrative order denying its bid protest and awarding the subject "specialty foods" contract...

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Lewis Oil Co., Inc. v. Alachua County, BN-198 (1986)

496 So. 2d 184 (1986) LEWIS OIL COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. ALACHUA COUNTY, Appellee. No. BN-198. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. October 6, 1986. *185 William C. Andrews, of Scruggs & Carmichael, Gainesville, for appellant. Thomas A. Bustin, Gainesville, for appellee. ZEHMER, Judge. Lewis Oil Company, Inc. (Lewis Oil), appeals a final judgment dismissing its complaint for declaratory judgment to determine the validity of a county ordinance referred to as the Alachua...

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AG Carriers, Inc. v. Carroll, BM-89 (1986)

496 So. 2d 953 (1986) A.G. CARRIERS, INC. and Claims Center, Appellants, v. Bernie R. CARROLL, Appellee. No. BM-89. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. October 29, 1986. *954 Robert G. Brightman of B.C. Pyle, P.A., Orlando, for appellants. David M. Hammond of David M. Hammond, P.A., Orlando, for appellee. MILLS, Judge. A.G. Carriers, Inc. and the Claims Center (E/C) appeal from an order of the deputy commissioner finding that Carroll sustained a compensable injury arising out...

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Turner v. Wheeler, BM-61 (1986)

498 So. 2d 1039 (1986) Lucile J. TURNER, Appellant, v. Idell C. WHEELER, Appellee. No. BM-61. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 16, 1986. *1040 Alan Thompson of Sale, Brown & Smoak, and Jeffrey P. Whitton, Panama City, for appellant. James H. White, Jr. of Staats, Overstreet & White, Panama City, for appellee. MILLS, Judge. Turner appeals from a final judgment declaring a deed to be a mortgage and quieting title in Wheeler. We affirm. In May 1969, Turner lent Wheeler...

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Florida Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. McCrary, BM-47 (1986)

497 So. 2d 652 (1986) FLORIDA FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS, INC., Petitioner, v. Honorable Robert L. McCRARY, Jr., Circuit Judge, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, State of Florida, Respondent. No. BM-47. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. July 1, 1986. On Motion for Rehearing October 29, 1986. William A. Lewis of Sale, Brown & Smoak, Panama City, for petitioner. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Lewis F. Hubener, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent. C. Gary Williams, Michael J. Glazer of...

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Holland v. Wainwright, BM-46 (1986)

499 So. 2d 21 (1986) Bush Wade HOLLAND, Appellant, v. L.L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Appellee. No. BM-46. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 12, 1986. Bush Wade Holland, pro se. Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Kimberly J. Tucker, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. MILLS, Judge. Holland is currently confined as an inmate at the Apalachee Correctional Institution. In August of 1985, he filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, challenging the...

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Smith v. State, BM-40 (1986)

496 So. 2d 971 (1986) Julius SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. BM-40. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. November 4, 1986. *972 Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant. Royall P. Terry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee. ZEHMER, Judge. Defendant, Julius Smith, appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of burglary of a dwelling and grand theft. This case is...

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General Elec. v. DeCubas, BM-399 (1986)

504 So. 2d 1276 (1986) GENERAL ELECTRIC and Electric Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Jose DeCUBAS (Deceased Employee), Caroline DeCubas, and Adrienne Bennett, Appellees/Cross-Appellants. No. BM-399. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. December 2, 1986. Jesse F. Sparks, of Sparks, Cooper & Leklem, P.A., Orlando, for appellants/cross-appellees. Lewis F. Cohen, Miami, for appellees/cross-appellants. WIGGINTON, Judge. Appellants, employer-carrier, appeal...

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