22 Fla. 325 | Fla. | 1886
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellees, who were defendants, demurred and on the same day filed pleas to the declaration. The only entries in the nature of a judgment of the court are, one of “ demurrer’ sustained ” which is signed by the Judge, he also noting an exception by the plaintiff to his rulings; and another, of “ above motion overruled ” made on a motion of the plaintiff to set aside the above “ order sustaining the demurrer.” These do not constitute a final judgment. The latter entry merely left the former standing in full
Where a plaintiff whose declaration has been demurred to successfully does not desire to amend, but wishes to rest on the pleading as it stands, he must suffer final judgment upon the action to go against him, and until there has been an entry of a judgment disposing of the action he cannot obtain a review of the ruling, under our statutes. Though the demurrer has been sustained by the entry made, yet the action is still pending, and as long as it is this court cannot touch the case. Sedgwick vs. Dawkins,, 17 Fla., 811, 555 ; 18 ib., 335 ; Savage vs. The State, 19 Fla., 561; Anderson vs. Presbyterian Church, 13 ib., 592 ; Branch vs. Branch, 5 ib., 447; Harrison vs. Thurston & Buist, 11 ib., 307 ; Cook vs. Cook, 18 Fla., 634; Coons vs. Harllee, 17 ib., 484.
There is a bill of exceptions in the record setting forth the ruling of the Judge on the demurrer. Neither an exception nor a bill of exceptions is necessary where the error, if there be any, is apparent npon the record, but the office of a bill is to incorporate into the record matters which otherwise would remain in pais. Jones vs. McCallum, 21 Fla.; Sams vs. King, 18 Fla., 553 ; Pittman, Admr., vs. Myrick, 16 Fla., 692.
The appeal must be dismissed, and it will be so ordered.