Legal Opinion

Sammis v. Wightman

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1889PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Duval county. Motion to dismiss writ of error and quash scire facias. The facts of the ease are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Raney, O. J.:

Wightman, suing for the use of James and Lucetta Marcher, recovered judgment against E. C. Sammis, as administrator of John S. Sammis, on January 11th, 1887, in Duval Circuit Court. On the second day of January of the present year, 1889, a writ of error was issued by the Clerk of that court, and filed by him. This writ is upon its face returnable to the present, or June, term of the Suprme Court, on the second Tuesday in the month, which was the first day of the term. The writ, with a transcript of the record in the cause, was filed in the Supreme Court on the 8th day of January.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Dutton v. StrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
  2. Dayton v. LashSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. Mussina v. CavazosSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
  4. Council of Glencoe v. People ex rel. OwenIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  5. Polleys v. Black River Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  2. Ex parte IveySupreme Court of Florida · 1890
  3. First National Bank v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
  4. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. WellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  5. Player v. BokenfohrSupreme Court of Florida · 1898

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