Legal Opinion
Bagdad Land & Lumber Co. v. Poston
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 24, 1915PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County; J. Emmett Wolfe, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Ella Poston joined by her husband brought an action of ejectment against the Bagdad Land & Lumber Company to recover the south half of Section 26, Tp. 4 N. R. 26 West, containing 320 acres, more or less, in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs were rendered, and the defendant took writ of error.
It appears that a patent covering the land was issued by the United States in 1861 to William Young; that a man by that name lived in Santa Rosa county before and at the time the patent was issued; that William Young enlisted in the Confederate war and left the county as…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fletcher v. FullerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hyer v. GriffinSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Grayson v. LoflandCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Hagenbuck v. McClaskeyIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Bostwick v. Florida Central & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1911
3Cited by7 opinions
- Clark ex rel. Townsend-Bower Co. v. CochranSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Chaves v. ChavesSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Ates v. YELLOW PINE LAND COMPANYDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Hind v. WhitleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Madison v. HaynesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
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