Legal Opinion

Watkins v. Sims

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 14, 1921PublishedCited by 31 opinions

A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Orange County; C. O. Andrews, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, C. J.

J. W. Sims sued G. O. Watkins individually on a promissory note executed by Watkins and W. W. Herndon for $700.00.

The note was one of three given by Watkins and Herndon to J. W. Sims for part of the capital stock of the South Apopka Nursery Company bought by Watkins and Herndon; the other two notes were paid'..

*732There were four amended pleas alleging, payment, counter-claim, set-off and recoupment, resulting-from the purchase by J. W. Sims from Watkins of all the lime tree buds in. the nursery to the value of $747.00.

It appears from the record that there had been a previous trial of this cause,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Waters-Pierce Oil Co. v. BridwellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. First State Bank v. C. E. Stevens Land Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
  3. Baker v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Condon Nat. Bank v. RogersOregon Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Griffith v. Shamrock VillageSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  2. Taco Bell of California v. ZapponeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  3. Parsons v. Federal Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  4. Bardach Iron & Steel Co. v. Charleston Port TerminalsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
  5. Shannon v. McBrideDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958

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