Legal Opinion

Brown v. Harley

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1848PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Writ of Error to Leon Circuit Court: The action below was by scire facias, to revivo a judgment rendered in the late Leon Superior (Territorial) Court on 21st November, 1842, in favor of Joseph F. C. Harley, and against David Brown, for $1,483. The scire facias is in these words: “THE STATE OF FLORIDA, To the Sheriff of Leon County — Ckeeting : Whereas at a Superior Court ol the Middle District of the Territory of Florida for the County of Leon, begun and hold at the Court…

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Writ of Error to Leon Circuit Court: The action below was by scire facias, to revivo a judgment rendered in the late Leon Superior (Territorial) Court on 21st November, 1842, in favor of Joseph F. C. Harley, and against David Brown, for $1,483. The scire facias is in these words: “THE STATE OF FLORIDA, To the Sheriff of Leon County — Ckeeting : Whereas at a Superior Court ol the Middle District of the Territory of Florida for the County of Leon, begun and hold at the Court House in the City of Tallahassee, on Monday the 14th day of November, 1842, and continued till and after Monday the 21st…

1Opinion of the Court

Lakcastee, Justice,

delivered the following opinion:

This case comes by writ of error from Leon Circuit Court. It is a scire facias to revive a .judgment rendered by the Superior Court of Leon County in the year 1842.

The first error assigned alleges that the Court erred in refusing to require the plaintiff Jos. F. C. Harley to file a declaration in this case, as appears by the bill of exceptions.

It appears by the record, that on calling this case on the appearance docket the defendant by his attorney moved the Court for a rule on the plaintiff to file a declaration in this case on or before the…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Burshan v. NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Smith v. StevensIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. State v. HoeffnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
  4. Massey v. Pineapple Orange Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1924
  5. Vredenburgh v. SnyderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858

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