Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Thom

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1889PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alaelma county. STATEMENT. Appellee filed his bill in equity in Alachua county Circuit.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alaelma county. STATEMENT. Appellee filed his bill in equity in Alachua county Circuit. Court April 14th, 1884, against F. L. Selden, and bis wife Matilda L., and William Edwards, and J. A. Carlisle, Clerk of the Circuit-Court of said county, alleging: That by deed dated December 30th, 1881, and duly recorded in the said county, Albert P. Acee and his wife Anna P., conveyed to said F. L. Selden, certain lands therein described, situate in said county, and that subsequently by an indenture made January 10th, 1882, and also duly recorded in the proper record…

1Opinion of the Court

Raney, C. J.:

Selden purchased land situate in Alachua county from Acee, and in January, 1882, executed a mortgage to him on the same to secure a promissory note of S3,150, principal representing part of the purchase price of the land. This mortgage was duly recorded in the county records. On October 12, 1882, Selden mortgaged the laud to Edwards, and this mortgage was recorded on the 29th of the same month. In March, 1883, Selden executed a mortgage on the lands to appellee, and it was put upon record the same day. In April, 1884, Acee filed a bill against Selden and his wife to foreclose his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Todd, Schenck & Co. v. OutlawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  2. Bishop v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  3. Riddick v. WalshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
  4. Parret v. ShaubhutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1861
  5. Sanders v. PepoonSupreme Court of Florida · 1852

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. McKeown v. CollinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
  2. Van Eepoel Real Estate Co. v. Sarasota Milk Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1930
  3. Keech v. CostaSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  4. L'Engle v. ReedSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  5. Coplan Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. v. McCannDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961

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