Legal Opinion

Dixon Lumber Co. v. Jennings

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1912PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appealed from the Circuit Court for Hamilton County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Per curiam

— On February 26th, 1910, W. L. Perkins, executed to J. R. Jennings a mortgage on a certain locomotive engine apparently used in hauling timber to a lumber mill. Dixon Lumber Company claimed to own the engine by virtue of a bill of sale dated January 5 *4071908. The engine remained in the custody of Perkins for more than two years after its alleged sale to Dixon Lumber Company with apparently no visible indicia of ownership or right in another. An alleged lease of the engine by the Dixon Lumber Company to Perkins was not proved for record, and its record did not give Dixon Lumber Company any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Onyx Soda Fountain Co. v. L'EngleSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. Croom v. SwannSupreme Court of Florida · 1847
  3. Volusia County Bank v. BertolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
  4. Brannon v. BlumeSupreme Court of Florida · 1911

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fisher v. GradySupreme Court of Florida · 1937
  2. Brickell v. Town of Fort LauderdaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  3. In the Matter of Ludlum Enterprises, Inc., Bankrupt. American Industrial Leasing Company v. David S. Searles, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Helland v. EvansSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  5. Meola, Et Ux. v. Sparks, Et Vir.Supreme Court of Florida · 1939

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