Messer v. Dekle
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Jackson County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, C. J. —
-The defendants in error brought an action against C. M. Messer, the declaration alleging: “That the plaintiffs were selected and appointed by a mass meeting of the citizens of Marianna, Florida, to solicit and collect subscriptions to aid in the building of a new railroad into Marianna, Florida, and the new railroad which was had in contemplation at the time of the selection of the plaintiffs as citizens committee and the time of taking the subscriptions, including the defendants subscription, was the railroad now in course of construction, from Marianna, Florida, to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Milligan v. KeyserSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Martin v. Pensacola & Georgia RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1859
- Persinger v. BevillSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
- Stevens v. AmblerSupreme Court of Florida · 1897