Legal Opinion
Florida C. & P. R. Co. v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1898No. 599PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. This was an action by William J. Bell and others against the Florida Central & Peninsular Bailroad Company to recover possession of land and damages for the occupation and use thereof. There was a judgment for plaintiffs in the circuit court, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Circuit Judge.
This case is brought here on a writ of error to the circuit court of the United States for the Southern district of Florida. The declaration, filed in that court, December 29,1896, is as follows:
“William J. Bell, John W. Bell, Frank A. Bell, who at and before the time tills suit was commenced were citizens of the state of Texas, H. A. Bell, Matilda P. Feihe (nfe Bell), all heirs of and children of Louis Bell, late of Hills-borough county, state of Florida, deceased, George A. Bell and Simon Bell, heirs of and grandchildren of the said Louis Bell, and Antone Feihe, the…
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- Doolan v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co. v. ZieglerSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Evans v. Durango Land & Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
- Dudgeon v. WatsonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1885
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- In re KronbergDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1913
- Matthews v. BarkerDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1937
- Montgomery v. McDermottU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1900
- Standard Oil Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1898
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