Legal Opinion

Paul v. Harold Davis, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 6, 1945PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, J.:

Although three questions have been propounded by appellant in the final analysis only the general one need be answered, i.e., whether interpleader is appropriate under the circumstances we shall now briefly relate.

The appellee corporation was a real estate broker employing as salesman appellant, who was given the title of “sales manager” but who did not by virtue thereof receive any extra compensation, and Appellee Ward. Each was paid sixty per cent of commissions on sales negotiated by him, forty per cent going to the employer. There was a rule in the organization, promulgated by…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. EnoSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  2. Jax Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. South Florida Farms Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1926
  3. Fogg v. GoodeSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  4. Griffith v. HulionSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  5. Lowry v. Downing Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1920

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Moore Co., Inc. v. J.S. McConkeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1947
  2. Riverside Bank v. Florida Dealers & Growers BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  3. Troup v. MeyerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  4. Ellison v. RiddleDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  5. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc. v. WitousDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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