Legal Opinion

Barco v. Fennell

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1888PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon county. The fact’s of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chief-Justice

delivered the following opinion :

The plaintiffs below, children of Alfred T. Barco, brought *380an action of ejectment against his widow and A. 'IVL Pennell, whom she married after the decease of her former husband, to recover certain lands of which he was seized at the time of his death. A plea of not guilty .was filed, but subsequently abandoned to give place to another plea under an order of court made on motion of plaintiffs requiring an election between the two. It is alleged for error that the court should not have allowed the second plea to be filed.

This plea is that the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wade v. DoyleSupreme Court of Florida · 1880
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1879
  3. Wilson v. FridenbergSupreme Court of Florida · 1885
  4. McDougall v. MeginnissSupreme Court of Florida · 1885
  5. Wilson v. FridenburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1882

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. McKinnon v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  3. Bass v. RamosSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  4. Williams v. GuthrieSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Godwin v. KingSupreme Court of Florida · 1893

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