Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Maxwell

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1878PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chief-Justice

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the orders of the Circuit Court for Alachua county overruling a demurrer to complainant’s bill and granting injunction without requiring the security prescribed by law. By the bill it appears that Maxwell, appellee, was the mortgagee and holder of a mortgage executed by Charles P. Crawford to secure some ten thousand dollars and interest, dated October 25, 1870, on 1,860 acres of land in Alachua county, witnessed by J. J. Thompson, appellant, and “ A. J. DaCosta, D. C.,” and recorded December 26', 1870, by W. IL…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. WHITING v. the Bank of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  2. Millspaugh v. McBrideNew York Court of Chancery · 1839
  3. Putman v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1847

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Johnson v. McKinnonSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  2. Carr v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
  3. El Modello Cigar Manufacturing Co. v. GatoSupreme Court of Florida · 1889
  4. Brown v. Florida Chautauqua Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
  5. Savage v. ParkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1907

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