Finegan v. Mayor of Fernandina

The Chief-Justice

delivered the opinion.of the court.

It appears from the bill in this casé 'that in"1860 a bond was given by one -Thonias U. Hawkins, as mirror of the city of Fernandina, Florida;, to ’ Joseph Finegan, which bond purported to obligate the city to’pay Finegan, át certain times and before the 4th day of-Obtober, 1863, $3,300, which bond recited that the same was for the purchase' of certain lots of lánd¿for the city; ' ' ' 1

It further appears that, no money'was' ever paid upon said bond, and that no suit at law was ever commenced *128thereon, but that on the 13th day of November,…