Reynolds v. Florida Central & Peninsula Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Statement. In November, 1892, appellee filed a bill aginst the then Comptroller of the State, William D. Bloxham, and John A. Pearce, Sheriff of Leon county, to enjoin certain taxes for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881, assessed by the State, under acts of the legislature, on certain lines of railroad acquired by appellee.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Statement. In November, 1892, appellee filed a bill aginst the then Comptroller of the State, William D. Bloxham, and John A. Pearce, Sheriff of Leon county, to enjoin certain taxes for the years 1879, 1880 and 1881, assessed by the State, under acts of the legislature, on certain lines of railroad acquired by appellee. A decree was rendered in the case on bill, exhibits and answer in November, 1893, by the Hon. John F. White, Judge of the 3rd Circuit, in place of the Hon. John W. Malone, Judge of the 2nd Circuit, who was disqualified'. The…
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, J.:
(After stating the facts.)
The record evidence in this protracted case shows that the appellee, the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company, was organized under our general incorporation laws in 1888, for the purpose of owning and operating the properties of the Florida Railway and Navigation Company, a consolidated railway company, under the laws of this State. The entire properties of this latter corporation were sold in 1889 under decrees in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida, and were purchased by W. B. Cutting, as agent, and he…
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