Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Davis
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal-from the Circuit Court tor Suwannee county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mitchell, J.:
The appellee (plaintiff below) declared against the defendant railway company on trespass guare clausum f regib, describing the land as the east half of the northwest quarter of section 29, township 5, south of range 14 east, situate in Suwannee county ; the declaration alleges the cutting of timber, and corn on the land growing, the digging up of the earth, &c.
The defendant railway company pleaded :
1. Not guilty.
2. That the plaintiff was not seized and possessed of the laud at the time of the alleged trespass.
3. That the alleged trespass complained of by the plaintiff was not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schulenberg v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Van Wyck v. KnevalsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Hutchings v. LowSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Wood v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. FrankSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
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