Legal Opinion · Dissent

Smith v. Fleetwood Building Corp.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 7, 1935Published

1DissentBrown, J.

(dissenting). — The mere fact that the Trust Company of Florida, which is being liquidated by the,bonded statutory Liquidator appointed by the State Comptroller* had a lien, or the right to have one declared and enforced,, on the assets of the trust .estate for advances made to conserve and protect said estate for the benefit of the holders of the participating ownership certificates— the cestui que trustent — which lien the Liquidator of the Trust Company, sought to have declared and protected as a first lien upon the trust estate, or its proceeds, when and if it should be ordered sold by…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. In Re ChetwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. MathewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. State Ex Rel. Davis v. KnightSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
  4. Smith v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Florida · 1934
  5. Bay Biscayne Co. v. BaileSupreme Court of Florida · 1917

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