Rawlins v. Rawlins
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. Amanda Rawlins, in her own right, “ and as next friend of G-artha Rawlins, Benjamin Rawlins and Daniel Rawlins,” files this bill against Robert Rawlins, as administrator of Benjamin Rawlins, and as one of the heirs at law of Benjamin Rawlins, deceased, and against Iiezekiah Rawlins, Dorcas Rawlins, Charity Dyal, George W. Dyal, her husband, Sarah Blackwelder and Daniel Blaekwelder, heirs at law of Benjamin Rawlins, deceased.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. Amanda Rawlins, in her own right, “ and as next friend of G-artha Rawlins, Benjamin Rawlins and Daniel Rawlins,” files this bill against Robert Rawlins, as administrator of Benjamin Rawlins, and as one of the heirs at law of Benjamin Rawlins, deceased, and against Iiezekiah Rawlins, Dorcas Rawlins, Charity Dyal, George W. Dyal, her husband, Sarah Blackwelder and Daniel Blaekwelder, heirs at law of Benjamin Rawlins, deceased. The plaintiff alleges that she married Benjamin Rawlins on the 28th June, 1868 ; that she cohabited with him up to and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Westcott
delivered the- opinion of the court.
The grounds of the demurrer urged upon the hearing of this appeal were several in number. We examine them without reference to the order of their statement. •
First. That the said infant plaintiffs, if necessary parties to this suit, are not made parties by the bill.
Plaintiff, Amanda Rawlins, sues in her own right and as next friend of Gartha Rawlins and the others.
We had occasion to examine this question in the case of *350Sanderson’s Administrators vs. Sanderson, 17 Fla., 820. The bill should be filed in the name of the infants through their next friend. This,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Johnson v. ColemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1868
- Ex parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Sanderson's Administrators v. SandersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1880
- Huggins v. KingNew York Supreme Court · 1848
- Plummer v. PlummerMississippi Supreme Court · 1859
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