WILLITS v. ASKEW

No. 42906.

279 So.2d 1 (1973)

John D. WILLITS, Petitioner, v. Honorable Reuben ASKEW, Governor of the State of Florida, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam D. Phillips, Jr. and Theodore Babbitt, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Edgar M. Dunn, Jr., Tallahassee, Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Daniel S. Dearing, Chief Trial Counsel, Tallahassee and Joseph C. Mellichamp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondents.


ERVIN, Justice.

We here consider a case of original jurisdiction in mandamus which is at issue on alternative writ and motion to quash, has been briefed by the parties and is ready for disposition.

The question presented is whether the Governor of Florida may in this case be required by a writ of mandamus to cause a state warrant countersigned by him to be drawn on appropriate state funds in the State Treasury to pay a tort judgment duly recovered in the circuit...

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