O'Neal v. Crumpton Builders, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLS, Judge.
Appeal by Eli O’Neal, plaintiff below, from an order granting defendant Crump-ton’s (a Florida corporation) motion to dismiss plaintiff’s second amended complaint.
The sole point on this appeal is directed toward the sufficiency of plaintiff’s allegations pertaining to the authority of one James J. Martin to bind the corporate defendant.
Material allegations of the second amended complaint going to this point are:(1) Plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant by and through its agent and manager, James J. Martin, to perform certain land clearing work and to furnish certain…
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- Thomkin Corporation v. MillerSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- Stiles v. Gordon Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1950
- Tampa Sand & Material Company v. DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Davis Construction Corp. v. Tampa Sand & Material Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
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