Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. City of Orlando, Fla.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1931No. 6111PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Hoskins sued the city of Orlando at law to recover two annual installments of $10,000 each, with interest, claimed to be due on a purchase from him of a ninety-nine year lease on certain real estate in the city. His declaration was dismissed on general demurrer, and he appeals. The declaration has attached as Exhibits A, B, D, and C, respectively, a copy of the lease, its assignment by the first lessee to the plaintiff, a contract between plaintiff and the city of Orlando by its mayor for the purchase of the lease, and an assignment of the lease by the plaintiff to the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Roselle v. BeckemeirSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
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