Legal Opinion

Cox v. La Pota

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 21, 1954PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

76 So.2d 662 (1954)

Stanley H. COX and Mamie F. Cox, his wife, Appellants,

v.

Michael D. LA POTA and Adelaide R. La Pota, his wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division A.

December 21, 1954.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1955.

W. Kenneth Barnes, Dade City, for appellants.

Dayton & Dayton, Dade City, for appellees.

MATHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree for specific performance. The contract involved was dated June 11, 1953, and the suit was filed October 5, 1953.

The first error alleged by the appellants is that the property was owned by husband and wife and that although they…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lente v. ClarkeSupreme Court of Florida · 1886
  2. Steen v. Scott, Et VirSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  3. Gray v. Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. New York Liff Insurance Co. v. Oates, Et Ux.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939
  5. Hammond v. HackerSupreme Court of Florida · 1927

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Zimmerman v. DiedrichSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  2. Bajrangi v. Magnethel Enterprises, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Moorings Ass'n v. Tortoise Island CommunitiesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Overstreet v. BishopDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  5. Nordberg v. GreenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994

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