Hughes v. Hannah
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington county. STATEMENT. In November, 1889, appellants filed a bill against appellees twenty-seven in number, and as amended it alleges in substance as follows: In 1835, one James Watson entered lots one (1) two (2) and three (3) in section one (1), township four (4), range fifteen (15), south and west situated in Washington county, Florida, containing 245 4-100 acres, for which he received a patent in April, 1837. That Watson died…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington county. STATEMENT. In November, 1889, appellants filed a bill against appellees twenty-seven in number, and as amended it alleges in substance as follows: In 1835, one James Watson entered lots one (1) two (2) and three (3) in section one (1), township four (4), range fifteen (15), south and west situated in Washington county, Florida, containing 245 4-100 acres, for which he received a patent in April, 1837. That Watson died intestate leaving a widow, Caroline Watson, and two children, Fanny and Rebecca, all of whom have died; that complainant…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabby, J.:
A demurrer to the original bill filed in this case was «overruled, and the defendants filed an amended bill, to which defendants demurred. After the demurrer to the amended bill was overruled answers were filed, and on final hearing, upon the pleadings and proofs, the bill was dismissed. An appeal was entered from the order overruling the demurrer to the original bill, but as the case proceeded in the lower court upon the .amended bill we dispose of it here under such bill -without reference to the original bill and the demurrer thereto.
The bill was filed after the passage of the…
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