County of Duval v. Knight
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. Statement. Defendant in error sued plaintiff in error, the declaration alleging in substance, in the first count, that said county under the terms and provisions of Chapter 4077 laws of Florida, acts of 1891, through its duly authorized officers, executed its writings obligatory, or bonds, to the amount of $175,000, known as the St. Johns River Improvement bonds, for the purpose of improving the navigation of said river,…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. Statement. Defendant in error sued plaintiff in error, the declaration alleging in substance, in the first count, that said county under the terms and provisions of Chapter 4077 laws of Florida, acts of 1891, through its duly authorized officers, executed its writings obligatory, or bonds, to the amount of $175,000, known as the St. Johns River Improvement bonds, for the purpose of improving the navigation of said river, bearing date on the first day of November, 1892, and having attached thereto interest coupons bearing interest at the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, J.:
(After stating the facts.)
We are of opinion that the declaration does not show a cause of action in favor of plaintiff below, defendant in error here, and that the demurrer to the declaration should have been sustained by the Circuit Court. It is not insisted that the, plaintiff in error, the County of Duval, would not in any event, under the facts alleged, as shown by the statement, be liable to the defendant in error for the money sued for, but the point of contention between the parties is whether or not defendant in error has shown any right under the terms óf his bond purchase…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Delafield v. StateNew York Supreme Court · 1841
- Hunt v. FawcettWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Evans v. TillmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1893
- Village of Fort Edward v. FishNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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- Smith v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
- State v. SondermanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1923