Legal Opinion

Craig v. Gamble

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1854PublishedCited by 3 opinions

This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Leon County sitting in Chancery. Tbe appellant filed her bill in the Court below, alleging that she owned and possessed, in her own right, fifteen hogsheads of Sugar, which were levied on by the Sheriff of Leon County, under and by virtue of an execution in favor of James B. Gamble, against William P. Craig; that the said sugar was stored in tbe ware bouse of the Tallahassee [Railroad Company, in her own name, and while…

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This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Leon County sitting in Chancery. Tbe appellant filed her bill in the Court below, alleging that she owned and possessed, in her own right, fifteen hogsheads of Sugar, which were levied on by the Sheriff of Leon County, under and by virtue of an execution in favor of James B. Gamble, against William P. Craig; that the said sugar was stored in tbe ware bouse of the Tallahassee [Railroad Company, in her own name, and while there, was taken by tbe Sheriff. She claimed that the same was not subject to said execution, and prayed for an…

1Opinion of the CourtDuPONT, J.

This cause is brought up by appeal from a decree pronounced therein by tbe Hon. J. Wayles Balcer, Judge of tbe Circuit. Court of the Middle Circuit of Florida.

Tbe complainant, Hannah S. Craig, by her next friend, Henry L. Rutgers, filed her bill in the Circuit Court of Leon County, on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1853, against the defendants, James B. Gamble and Haley T. Blocker, setting forth amongst other matters, that the defendant. Gamble, bad caused an execution at law, which he held against one William P. Craig, (the husband of complainant,) to be levied upon fifteen hogsheads of sugar,…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Vickers v. Glenn, as TrusteeSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  2. Huttig v. HuffmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
  3. Standard Accident Insurance v. HancockSupreme Court of Florida · 1936

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