Legal Opinion

Jonas v. City of West Palm Beach

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 2, 1918PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Writ of Error for Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, H. Pierre Branning, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.

The Plaintiffs in Error brought an action in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County against the City of West Palm Beach for damages for breach of a contract.

A demurrer to the declaration was sustained and the plaintiffs refusing to amend', final judgment was entered in favor of the defendant. To that judgment a writ of error was taken. The only question presented is the sufficiency of the declaration as against the attack made upon it by the demurrer.

The litigation gre'w out of a contract entered into between the parties for the construction of certain public works in the City of West Palm…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williams v. Peninsular Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1917
  2. Bay View Brewing Co. v. GrubbWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Macfarland v. West Side Improvement Ass'nNebraska Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Miami v. KellumDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  2. Garner v. Margery Lane, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
  3. Hanson v. Fidelity Mutual Benefit Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1940
  4. Destín Sav. Bank v. Summerhouse of FWB, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Jones v. Dawson Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1922

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