Coker v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson county. This case was commenced prior to' the adoption of the Code, but the judgment was rendered subsequent thereto. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice AVestcott
This is an action of trover to recover the value of 43,816 pounds of lint cotton alleged to be the property of plaintiffs, and to have been converted by the defendant. The declaration is in the usual form. The defendant plead—first, the general issue; second, that the plaintiffs were not lawfully possessed of the cotton as of their own property; third, because the alleged conversion was and is based upon an alleged contract for the sale of said cotton by defendant to plaintiffs; that plaintiffs did not, under said alleged contract, accept said cotton or part of it, and actually receive the…
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