Woodford v. Alexander

Mabry, C. J.:

Appellees, husband and wife, residents of Kings county, State of New York, filed a bill in the Circuit Court for Marion county, Florida, in April, 1889, against John Woodford, of West Winstead, State of Connecticut, and O. H. Edwards, of Marion county, Florida, appellants here. The bill alleges substantially that Fanny Alexander was the true owner by direct deeds from the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund of the State of Florida, of the east one-half of the N. W. one-half and the N. E. one-half of section 35, Tp. 14 S., R. 23 E., situated in Marion county, and was such…