Chamberlain v. Lesley
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. STATEMENT. Appellant brought an action of assumpsit against appellee in the Circuit Court of Hillsborough county, the declaration filed June 2, 1890, containing the usual common counts, including one for money paid by plaintiff for the use of defendant at his request.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. STATEMENT. Appellant brought an action of assumpsit against appellee in the Circuit Court of Hillsborough county, the declaration filed June 2, 1890, containing the usual common counts, including one for money paid by plaintiff for the use of defendant at his request. The principal matter in issue between the parties was an item in plaintiff’s bill of particulars, “To account of settlement with Wall & Knight, $750,” dated April 30, 1890. In support of this item plaintiff’s attorney stated to the court that in May and June, 1885, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Carter, J.:
This is one of the many cases in this court wherein we are left to make an independent investigation for authorities in support of the judgment of the court below, without the aid of a brief or argument on the part of the appellee. The delicate compliment so often paid to our ability and industry by these failures on the part of counsel for appellees to brief cases in this court, we can not fail to appreciate, nevertheless we suggest to litigants and counsel that, owing to the present congested state of our docket, and our earnest endeavors to rapidly dispose of the mass of cases…
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