Legal Opinion

Liddon v. Hodnett

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1886PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Jackson county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Raney

This is a proceeding instituted by the plaintiffs in error against the defendant in error, in the Circuit Court for Jackson county, under the forcible entry and detainer act of 1868.

The complaint alleges that the defendant in error “ hath unlawfully and forcibly turned them out of, and unlawfully and against their consent withholds from them the possession ” of the real estate described. The defendant, Hodnett, moved to dismiss the action because two separate causes of action requiring separate complaints and separate trials are united in one complaint and one suit; and judgment was rendered…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DudleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1813
  2. Jackson ex dem. Duncan v. HarderNew York Supreme Court · 1809
  3. Gibbs v. DrewSupreme Court of Florida · 1877
  4. Grice v. FergusonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1827

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Camp v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1897
  2. Hewitt v. State Ex Rel. PalmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  3. Perry Naval Stores Co. v. GriffinSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  4. Florida Athletic & Health Club v. RoyceSupreme Court of Florida · 1948
  5. Mitchell v. MasonSupreme Court of Florida · 1911

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