Legal Opinion

Bacon v. Green

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1895PublishedCited by 38 opinions

Writ of Error to tlie Circuit.Court for Marion county. STATEMENT. The original declaration in this cause was filed by defendant in error, Green, against Mark R. Bacon, plaintiff in error, and Delos EL Bacon and Adolphus EL Bacon.

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Writ of Error to tlie Circuit.Court for Marion county. STATEMENT. The original declaration in this cause was filed by defendant in error, Green, against Mark R. Bacon, plaintiff in error, and Delos EL Bacon and Adolphus EL Bacon. The amended declaration alleges that plaintiff entered into a contract with defendants whereby the latter agreed to make a complete set of abstract books of Jefferson county, Alabama, the abstract books to be completed within one year from the beginning work thereon, in consideration that plaintiff would pay two thousand dollars, one thousand to be paid on the tenth…

1Opinion of the Court

Mabry, C. J.:

This case has now been reached for final disposition-on its merits. A partial statement of it will be found in the contempt proceedings growing out of the case, and published in connection with this opinion. After the opinion of this court on the demurrer to the answers in the contempt proceedings was rendered, plain*332tiff in error amended his petition in such proceedings and further answers were filed thereto. Issue was joined on the answers, but no further proceedings thereon have been taken by either party.

We will now examine the proceedings in the original case on the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Pentz v. StantonNew York Supreme Court · 1833
  2. Sammis v. JamesSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
  3. Haworth v. NorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  4. Spratt v. PriceSupreme Court of Florida · 1881
  5. Seymour v. CreswellSupreme Court of Florida · 1881

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Crown Ice MacHine Leas. Co. v. Sam Senter Farms, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  2. Davis v. Ivey and EstesSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  3. Hoopes v. CraneSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  4. Lake v. Hancock ex rel. PayneSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
  5. Continental Jewelry Co. v. Pugh Bros.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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