Ray v. Trice
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the Court En Banc. '" Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. STATEMENT. In a proceeding by bill in equity brought by the comptroller of the state against The St. Petersburg State Bank, a Florida corporation, in,the circuit court of Hills-borough county in the 6th judicial circuit, designed to wind up the affairs of said bank, John Trice, the appellee herein, was appointed receiver of all the effects of said defunct bank, with…
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This case was decided by the Court En Banc. '" Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. STATEMENT. In a proceeding by bill in equity brought by the comptroller of the state against The St. Petersburg State Bank, a Florida corporation, in,the circuit court of Hills-borough county in the 6th judicial circuit, designed to wind up the affairs of said bank, John Trice, the appellee herein, was appointed receiver of all the effects of said defunct bank, with authority to take charge and possession of all of its properties and assets, and to receive and collect all outstanding debts…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
(after statévg the facts) : The facts of this case are anomalous. We have been unable to find another case exactly like it, and will, therefore, have to solve it by the application of general principles.
*870E'n passant we will say that it would have been more strictly consonant with the rules of judicial comity had the judge of the 5th judicial circuit recused himself from making the order in the place and stead of the judge of the 6 th judicial circuit during his absence from his circuit, granting leave to Walter Ray to sue the receiver Trice, inasmuch as the suit to which said receiver was…
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