Carr v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Madison county. This suit was commenced in Leon county and transferred to Madison. Carr filed a bill to foreclose a mortgage executed by John G. Thomas, dated 24th February, 1872, upon certain land in Leon county, in favor of the firm of Ketchum & Hartridge, of Savannah, to secure the payment to them of six hundred dollars and interest, according to a promissory note due December 1, 1872, signed by said Thomas, which note and mortgage were…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Madison county. This suit was commenced in Leon county and transferred to Madison. Carr filed a bill to foreclose a mortgage executed by John G. Thomas, dated 24th February, 1872, upon certain land in Leon county, in favor of the firm of Ketchum & Hartridge, of Savannah, to secure the payment to them of six hundred dollars and interest, according to a promissory note due December 1, 1872, signed by said Thomas, which note and mortgage were assigned by Ketchum & Hartridge to Young & Gordon, of Savannah, and by Young assigned to Carr. The bill was filed May 1,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief-Justice
delivered the opinion of the court.
This ease is peculiar in some respects because it embraces a suit in equity to foreclose a mortgage by complainant and a suit at law in ejectment by one of the defendants against the complainant, who is in possession of the premises, claiming title by virtue of an attachment lien, judgment and execution, and a sale and deed from the sheriff.
Nothing was determined by j;he decree except the title to the land as between the defendant, Drumright, who' claims under a deed from Thomas, his co-defendant, and the complainant, who claims under- his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- White v. WalkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1854
- Thompson v. MaxwellSupreme Court of Florida · 1878
3Cited by39 opinions
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- Ex parte KnightSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Doyle v. WadeSupreme Court of Florida · 1887
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