Legal Opinion

Marks v. Baker

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1884PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

The Chiee-Justice delivered the opinion of the court.

Marks, in April, 1882, filed his bill against the respondents as executresses of the last will and testament of Bolling Baker, deceased, and as heirs at law of said deceased.

It is alleged that he entered into an agreement with Baker whereby in consideration of certain services to be performed by Baker as an attorney at law he paid him $120 in money and gave him his note for $100, and conveyed to Baker’s daughters, who are the executresses under Baker’s will, ten acres of land, the consideration being expressed in the deed at $500 ; that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stribling v. HartSupreme Court of Florida · 1883
  2. State v. Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1878

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Hendricks v. StarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  2. Garvin v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  3. Patton v. CrumplerSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  4. Peoples Realty Co. v. Southern Colonization Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1919
  5. Brinkley v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Florida · 1929

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