Betton v. Williams
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from a decree of tbe Hon. Thomas Baltzell, Judge of tbe Middle Circuit of tbe State of Florida, made on the •20th of June, A. D., 1850. To the bill of complainants in the Court below, Betton filed a demurrer — among other causes stated, for want of proper parties. The demurrer was overruled by the Judge on the 29th day of December, 1848, and the defendant had leave to answer by the first Mondaj in February thereafter.
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Appeal from a decree of tbe Hon. Thomas Baltzell, Judge of tbe Middle Circuit of tbe State of Florida, made on the •20th of June, A. D., 1850. To the bill of complainants in the Court below, Betton filed a demurrer — among other causes stated, for want of proper parties. The demurrer was overruled by the Judge on the 29th day of December, 1848, and the defendant had leave to answer by the first Mondaj in February thereafter. The defendant not having answered at the time required, a decree was entered upon the rule book in the clerk’s office, taking the bill as confessed. A final decree passed…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, Justice
In 1833, General LaFayette, of France, sold on a credit to William B. Nuttall, Hector W. Braden and William P. Craig, twenty-six sections of land in Florida, receiving their bonds for the purchase money and interest, and executing and delivering them a bond to make titles, on payment of the purchase money. Soon afterwards, Messrs. Nuttall, Bra-den and Craig sold out a large portion of these lands to other persons, and among others, to John M. G. Hunter, a tract *13containing nine hundred and sixty acres, which is particularly described in the bill. This sale was also on credit. Hunter having-…
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