350 So. 2d 85 (1977) John A. SPENKELINK a/K/a John A. Spenkellink a/K/a John A. Spinkellink, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 52408. Supreme Court of Florida. September 16, 1977. Certiorari Denied November 14, 1977. Andrew A. Graham, Cocoa, Tobias Simon, Miami, Jack Greenberg, James M. Nabrit, III, David E. Kendall and Joel Berger, New York City, and Anthony G. Amsterdam, Stanford, Cal., for appellant. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Raymond L. Marky and...
352 So. 2d 1174 (1977) THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Archibald J. RYAN, Jr., Respondent. No. 52198. Supreme Court of Florida. November 30, 1977. *1175 Elinor P. Smith, Asst. Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, for The Florida Bar, complainant. PER CURIAM. This matter is before the Court on Petition for Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea and Entry of Final Order of Discipline. On August 11, 1977, The Florida Bar filed its petition alleging: "1. Respondent, Archibald J. Ryan, Jr., failed to file his...
354 So. 2d 366 (1977) David P. DEMAR, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, etc., et al., Respondents. No. 52035. Supreme Court of Florida. November 30, 1977. Rehearing Denied February 22, 1978. Philip J. Padovano of Ruiz, Padovano & Schrader, St. Petersburg, for petitioner. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for respondents. *367 KARL, Justice. This cause is before us on writ of habeas corpus and return thereto. Article V, Section 3(b)(6), Florida...
350 So. 2d 1072 (1977) Florida Board of Bar Examiners In re Questions of Law Certified to the Supreme Court of Florida BY the FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS Felony Convictions. No. 52031. Supreme Court of Florida. September 29, 1977. Parks M. Carmichael, Gainesville, Chairman, and C. Graham Carothers, Tallahassee, for the Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners. PER CURIAM. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners (the Board) has petitioned this Court for guidance in determining whether persons convicted of...
353 So. 2d 98 (1977) In re FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS. In re QUESTION OF LAW CERTIFIED (CHAPTER 77-63, LAWS OF FLORIDA) ADMISSION OF EXAMS TO BLIND AND DEAF. No. 52017. Supreme Court of Florida. December 8, 1977. Parks M. Carmichael, Chairman, Gainesville, and C. Graham Carothers, Tallahassee, for Florida Bd. of Bar Examiners, petitioner. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and David J. Baron, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. PER CURIAM. This cause is before us upon petition of the Florida Board...
353 So. 2d 825 (1977) Minnie Berger SHOR, and Allstate Insurance Company, a Foreign Corporation, Petitioners, v. Gerald PAOLI, Sweet & Blossom, Inc., and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Respondents. No. 51915. Supreme Court of Florida. November 17, 1977. Rehearing Denied January 27, 1978. Marjorie D. Gadarian, of Jones, Paine & Foster, West Palm Beach, for petitioners. Henry Burnett, of Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Knight, Miami, for respondents. KARL, Justice. This cause is...
348 So. 2d 887 (1977) THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Samuel A. PRICE, Respondent. No. 51862. Supreme Court of Florida. July 28, 1977. Elinor P. Smith, Asst. Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, for The Florida Bar, Complainant. PER CURIAM. This matter is before the Court on Petition for Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea and Entry of Final Order of Discipline. The petition filed by The Florida Bar sets forth as follows: 1. During the summer of 1975, Respondent, Samuel A. Price, represented a Mr. T.J....
355 So. 2d 1170 (1977) Robert REVITZ, Petitioner, v. George J. BAYA and Mary Phillips Baya, Respondents. No. 51789. Supreme Court of Florida. November 10, 1977. Rehearing Denied April 5, 1978. *1171 Richard L. Lapidus, of Lapidus & Hollander, Miami, for petitioner. L.J. Cushman, Miami, for respondents. KARL, Justice. This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to the District Court of Appeal, Third District, to review its decision in Baya v. Revitz, reported at 345 So. 2d 340 (...
354 So. 2d 1200 (1977) Gerald F. RICHMAN, Appellant, v. Robert L. SHEVIN, etc., et al., Appellees. No. 51765. Supreme Court of Florida. December 22, 1977. Rehearing Denied February 28, 1978. *1201 Talbot D'Alemberte of Steel, Hector & Davis, Miami, for appellant. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard A. Hixson, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Stephen Marc Slepin of Slepin & Schwartz, Tallahassee, for appellees. KARL, Justice. This cause is before us on direct appeal to review the final judgment of...
352 So. 2d 1169 (1977) Richard P. SMITH et ux., et al., Petitioners, v. VENUS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., Respondent. MEADOWS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. George IHLE, Respondent. Nos. 51516, 51529. Supreme Court of Florida. October 31, 1977. Rehearing Denied January 9, 1978. *1170 Michael William Mead, of Middleton & Mead, Fort Walton Beach, for petitioners Richard P. Smith, et ux., et al. Robert T. Hyde, Jr., of Rogers, Towers, Bailey, Jones & Gay, Jacksonville, and George N. Jahn,...
350 So. 2d 81 (1977) STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Greg P. WILLIAMS, Respondent. No. 51493. Supreme Court of Florida. September 15, 1977. *82 Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Mary Jo M. Gallay, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for petitioner. Martin Errol Rice of Harris, Clark, Green, Piper & Davenport, St. Petersburg, for respondent. SUNDBERG, Justice. Pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(3), Florida Constitution, we review a decision of the District Court of Appeal, Second District, reported at...
351 So. 2d 957 (1977) Mae Helen EARNEST, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent. No. 51491. Supreme Court of Florida. August 31, 1977. Rehearing Denied December 6, 1977. *958 Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent. ENGLAND, Justice. The First District Court of Appeal has certified to us its recent decision [1] concerning Florida's statute requiring a three year minimum jail sentence for...
351 So. 2d 32 (1977) ALACHUA COUNTY, a Political Subdivision of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. A. Curtis POWERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Alachua County, Florida, Appellee. No. 51465. Supreme Court of Florida. October 6, 1977. Rehearing Denied November 15, 1977. *35 Norm La Coe, County Atty., Alachua County, Gainesville, for appellant. Larry G. Turner, Gainesville, for appellee. Fred W. Baggett, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae Fla. Ass'n of Court Clerks. William J. Roberts and Wilson W....
352 So. 2d 1172 (1977) Dawn Marie REID, etc., Petitioner, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, etc., Respondent. No. 51427. Supreme Court of Florida. October 31, 1977. Rehearing Denied January 9, 1978. S. Victor Tipton, Orlando, for petitioner. James O. Driscoll, of Driscoll, Baugh, Langston, Layton & Kane, Orlando, for respondent. HATCHETT, Justice. This case comes to us by Petition for Writ of Certiorari to review a decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal [*] which allegedly...
354 So. 2d 372 (1977) MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, Shell Oil Company, Marathon Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Phillips Petroleum Company, Atlantic Richfield Company and Cities Service Company, Appellants, v. Robert L. SHEVIN, Attorney General, State of Florida, Appellee. No. 51287. Supreme Court of Florida. December 8, 1977. Rehearing Denied February 22, 1978. *373 Andrew J. Kilcarr and Maureen O'Bryon of Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Washington, D.C., Thomas R. Trowbridge, III, Charles F....
348 So. 2d 312 (1977) Robert A. SULLIVAN, Gary E. Alvord and Learie L. Alford, Appellants, v. Reubin O'd. ASKEW, Etc., et al., Appellees. No. 51276. Supreme Court of Florida. June 30, 1977. Rehearing Denied July 26, 1977. *313 Andrew A. Graham of the Law Offices of Charles M. Holcomb, Cocoa, and Tobias Simon and Elizabeth Du Fresne, Miami, for appellants. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., James D. Whisenand, Deputy Atty. Gen., Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Eleanor A. Mitchell, Asst. Gen....
358 So. 2d 533 (1977) The NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. LENOX LIQUORS, INC., Respondent. No. 51266. Supreme Court of Florida. December 15, 1977. Rehearing Denied June 5, 1978. Richard A. Sherman of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Davant, McMath, Tutan & O'Hara, Miami, for petitioner. Michael B. Solomon of Theodore M. Trushin Law Offices, Miami Beach, for respondent. KARL, Justice. This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari granted to review the decision of the...
348 So. 2d 547 (1977) In re THE FLORIDA BAR. In re RULES OF MEDICAL MEDIATION PROCEDURE. No. 51216. Supreme Court of Florida. July 14, 1977. Edward J. Atkins, Miami, President and Russell Troutman, Orlando, President-elect, for The Florida Bar, and Theodore Babbitt, West Palm Beach, Chairman and Robert P. Gaines, Pensacola, for Civil Procedure Rules Committee, petitioner. Hugh MacMillan, West Palm Beach, Chairman for Civil Justice Section, Circuit Judges Conference. John E. Thrasher, Daytona...
352 So. 2d 53 (1977) OMNI-VEST, INC., Petitioner, v. REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC., Respondent. No. 51185. Supreme Court of Florida. July 29, 1977. Rehearing Denied November 7, 1977. *54 J.B. Murphy, Jr., of Murphy & Beroset, Pensacola, and Cynthia S. Tunnicliff of Spector & Tunnicliff, Tallahassee, for petitioner. Robert P. Gaines of Beggs & Lane, Pensacola, for respondent. KARL, Justice. We here review by certiorari the decision of the District Court of Appeal, First District, in Reichhold...
353 So. 2d 89 (1977) Robert L. SHEVIN, Chief Administrator of the Department of Legal Affairs, State of Florida, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL INVENTORS, INC., Appellee. No. 51102. Supreme Court of Florida. December 8, 1977. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Martin S. Friedman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant. Steven A. Anderson of Anderson, Thorn, Grose & Quesada, Tampa, for appellee. *90 PER CURIAM. The following [omitting formal parts] is the Final Judgment which is the subject of...
