Ward v. Spivey
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sumter county. Spivey filed his bill against Ward, Dozier and Morrisette, alleging that in 1866 he took possession of forty acres of land then belonging to the Trustees of the- Internal Improvement Fund, subject to pre-emption and sale, and with a view of ultimately purchasing it erected a dwelling-house thereon, cleared and fenced a part, cultivated and planted orange trees, and made other improvements, and continued to live upon it and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sumter county. Spivey filed his bill against Ward, Dozier and Morrisette, alleging that in 1866 he took possession of forty acres of land then belonging to the Trustees of the- Internal Improvement Fund, subject to pre-emption and sale, and with a view of ultimately purchasing it erected a dwelling-house thereon, cleared and fenced a part, cultivated and planted orange trees, and made other improvements, and continued to live upon it and occupy it as a home for himself and family until the present time. . In 1875, fearing that some one might enter it, he…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief-Justice
delivered the opinion of the court.
Argument upon this ease is hardly necessary to sustain this decree.
Spivey was a squatter on public land, and having made improvements of value and established his home there, fearing to be “ entered out ” he applied to his relative (Ward) for a loan of $40 to pay for his forty acres and secure the results of the labor of himself and wife for eight or nine years. Ward lent him the money, but the Agent of the Internal Improvement Fund lands not coming as expected Spivey hands the money .back to Ward with a memorandum of the “ numbers ” and a…
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