Jacksonville, Mayport & Pablo Railway & Navigation Co. v. Broughton
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. Motions to dismiss appeals. STATEMENT. Appellee, George F. Broughton, filed a bill in August, 1893, against the appellant companies, corporations, the one existing under the laws of Florida, and the other under the laws of New York.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval county. Motions to dismiss appeals. STATEMENT. Appellee, George F. Broughton, filed a bill in August, 1893, against the appellant companies, corporations, the one existing under the laws of Florida, and the other under the laws of New York. The object of the bill, as against the railroad company, was to enforce a lien claimed to exist under the laws of this-State for the construction of a trestle, and for other-work on the line of the company, and it was filed by complainant Broughton in his own behalf and all other-creditors of the company who would…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, C. J.:
Gfeorge F. Broughton, J. 1ST. C. Stockton and C. F. Warriner have filed two motions to dismiss the appeals entered in' this cause, one directed to the appeal entered by the Railway k Navigation Company, and the other to the appeal entered by the Trust Company, Kendrick and Russell. Application has been made on behalf of Kendrick and Russell to dismiss the appeal as to them, and the granting of this application, which is done, disposes of all questions as to the appeal in their names.
The first three grounds of the motion directed to' the appeal entered by the Railway Company are…
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