Legal Opinion

Knox v. Spratt

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1887PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. The original opinion in this case was delivered at the January term, 1885 ; upon petition of appellees a rehearing-was granted, and the opinion upon re-hearing was delivered; at the January term, 1887. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion and in the case of Knox et al. vs. Spratt and Barnett, 19 Fla., 817.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chief-Justice

delivered the opinion of the court:

All the facts of this case are set out in extenso in 19 Fla... 817, when this case was before this court at January term... 1888. The complainant, after said adjudication, amended his bill by striking out the co-complainant, Barnett, and' amending the prayer of the bill. The prayer of the original bill was to compel the defendant, Knox, Commissioner of the Freedman’s Saving and Trust Company, to specifically perform a contract for the sale of lot 8, in block 8R, in the city of Jacksonville, and to restrain said Knox and Geo. W. Deans,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gentry v. RogersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
  2. Blackwilder v. LovelessSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Ormsby v. GrahamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1904
  2. Cilabot v. Winter Park Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1894
  3. Maloy v. BoyettSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  4. Rundel v. GordonSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  5. Martin v. AlbeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1927

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