Pensacola Ice Co. v. Perry

A statute of Florida, approved February 22, 1881, contains tlie following provisions:

“ Sec. A The verdict in actions of ejectment shall, when for the plaintiff, state the quantity of the estate of the plaintiff, and describe the land by its metes and bounds, by the number of the lot or other certain description.

“ Sec. 5. The judgment awarding possession shall, in like manner, state the quantity of the estate, and give description of the land recovered.”

This was an action of ejectment, and the verdict, which was fo.r the plaintiff, -did not state the quantity of the estate or describe the…