Wiggins & Johnson v. Williams
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee county. STATEMENT. A bill in chancery filed in this case by appellee against appellant alleges, in substance, that the complainant and one Robert T. Hall, prior to the 20th day of September, 1890, were engaged in the business of producing and manufacturing naval stores, resin and spirits of turpentine in Suwannee county, and became indebted to their commission merchants, Ellis, Young & Co., in a sum of money which they could not at…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Suwannee county. STATEMENT. A bill in chancery filed in this case by appellee against appellant alleges, in substance, that the complainant and one Robert T. Hall, prior to the 20th day of September, 1890, were engaged in the business of producing and manufacturing naval stores, resin and spirits of turpentine in Suwannee county, and became indebted to their commission merchants, Ellis, Young & Co., in a sum of money which they could not at the time pay, and in order to pay and fully settle said indebtedness, conveyed to said Ellis, Young & Co. the interest…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, C. J.:
The interlocutory orders appealed from in this case are those made on June 13th and July 1st, 1891, and we are confined to them at this time. Mann vs. Jennings, 25 Fla. 730, 6 South. Rep. 771; Lenfesty vs. Coe, 26 Fla. 49; 7 South. Rep. 2. The order of June 13tk determined that appellee (complainant below) was entitled to recover damages by reason of the removal by appellants of turpentine from the four and one-half crops of boxes on the lands, described in. the bill of complaint, both before and since the institution of the suit, and the master was ordered to take an account of…
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