Broward v. Bowden (39 Fla. 751, 1897)

Per Curiam:

On January 24, 1894, the Circuit Court of Duval county, iu a suit in equity brought by appellees'against appellant, granted an injunction restraining the appellant from entering upon the premises known as the Fair Grounds, in the city of Jacksonville, and from holding possession thereof, and from excluding appellees and any persons entering by their permission upon said premises, and from interfering with or disturbing a glove contest between J. J. Corbett and Charles Mitchell, carried on and conducted in substantial conformity with certain articles of agreement signed by Corbett, Mitchell and Harry Mason for the Duval Athletic Club, attached as an exhibit to the bill, and from declaring his purpose of taking possession of said premises and interfering with the glove contest, arad from interfering'with or disturbing complainants ira the peaceable and quiet possession and enjoyment said premises until the further order of the court.

On January 29th, 1894, the complainants’ counsel filed in the clerk’s office the following praecipe tor •dismissal of their bill, viz; “Comes now the complainants * * * and dismiss the bill of complaint herein.” After the tiling of this praecipe for dismissal, ©a February 23d, 1894, the defendant Broward entered Ms appeal to this court from the order granting the injunction, and assigns as the only error the granting