Legal Opinion
Brownell v. City of St. Petersburg
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1942No. 10100PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit was to recover a total sum of $8,304 deposited with defendant on July 25, 1925, $5,708 for the purpose of making extensions to water main, and $2,596 for the purpose of making extensions to gas mains, to be laid in the streets of an addition being laid out by plaintiff, with a covering agreement for their return to plaintiff within one to three years from that date.
The claim was that though plaintiff had advanced the moneys at defendant’s request and upon the agreement aforesaid, and the defendant had expended them for making extensions to its gas and water…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Jacksonville American Publishing Co. v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1940
- John Nuveen & Co. v. City of QuincySupreme Court of Florida · 1934
- Gulf Life Insurance v. Hillsborough CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Town of Boca Raton v. MooreSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Manchester Gardens, Inc. v. Great West Life Assur. Co. Great West Life Assur. Co. v. Manchester Gardens, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Selected Investments Corp. v. City of LawtonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1956
- Okeechobee County v. NuveenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Wichita Finance & Thrift Company v. City of LawtonDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1955
- Zimring-McKenzie Construction Co. v. City of Pinellas ParkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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