Legal Opinion

Williams v. McFadden

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1887PublishedCited by 49 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

*144Ti-ie Chief-Justice delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellee sued the appellant in an action on the case upon the following facts as alleged in the declaration: The defendant, Williams, was the owner of a farm in the State of Florida. The appellee, McFadden, was the owner of a farm in the State of Kentucky ; Williams had seen and examined the farm of McFadden, in Kentucky ; McFadden had never seen the farm of Williams ; Williams made a description of his farm in writing, and placed it in the hands of his agent and referred McFadden to it as a correct description of the property. The…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Benton v. PrattNew York Supreme Court · 1829
  2. Parker v. MoultonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  3. Manes v. KenyonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Hines v. BrodeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Ramel v. Chasebrook Construction CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  3. Howe v. MartinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1909
  4. Gustafson v. RustemeyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
  5. Watson v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1899

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