Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Harper
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 29, 1920PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Au Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; H. Pierre Braiming, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWest, J.
In a suit to foreclose a mortgage upon personal property there was a final decree for complainants and defendant appeals.
The principal defense was that an extension of time had been given for the payment of the indebtedness which the mortgage was given to secure and that the foreclosure suit was therefore prematurely brought.
The paragraph of the answer in which this defense is attempted to be set up is as follows: “That'on or about the 25th day of January, 1918, he came to the office of *339complainant’s, in the City of Miami, Florida, at their request, to arrange about the notes, and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Olmstead v. . LatimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Davis v. StoutIndiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Marshall Field Co. v. Oren Ruffcorn Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Fridenberg v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1872
- Howe v. KleinSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1896
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kreiss Potassium Phosphate Co. v. KnightSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
- Fort Pierce Bank & Trust Co. v. SewallSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- Gabel v. Drewrys LimitedSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Hygema v. MarkleySupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- Hygema v. MarkleySupreme Court of Florida · 1939