Fla. Stat. § 59.33
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59.33 Quashing appeals; power of appellate court.
Official statutory text
Appellate courts shall have power to quash appeals in all cases in which appeals do not lie, or where they are taken against good faith or merely for delay, and may decree in such case damages against the appellant not exceeding 10 percent.
History: s. 13, Feb. 10, 1832; s. 50, ch. 1096, 1861; RS 1279; GS 1709; s. 13, ch. 5898, 1909; RGS 2920; CGL 4639; s. 33, ch. 22854, 1945.
History: s. 13, Feb. 10, 1832; s. 50, ch. 1096, 1861; RS 1279; GS 1709; s. 13, ch. 5898, 1909; RGS 2920; CGL 4639; s. 33, ch. 22854, 1945.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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