Stewart v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Florida
Error from Franklin county. His Honor, Judge Douglas, presided at the trial' of this case in the Court below. This was an action of trespass on the case, instituted in the late Superior Court of the Territory of Florida, for Franklin county, at its Spring Term, 1841, against Charles Stewart and John Fontaine, merchants, trading, &c. as Stewart & Fontaine, and Hampton Smith and Philo D. Woodruff.
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Error from Franklin county. His Honor, Judge Douglas, presided at the trial' of this case in the Court below. This was an action of trespass on the case, instituted in the late Superior Court of the Territory of Florida, for Franklin county, at its Spring Term, 1841, against Charles Stewart and John Fontaine, merchants, trading, &c. as Stewart & Fontaine, and Hampton Smith and Philo D. Woodruff. Service of the writ was perfected on Stewart and Fontaine, and Smith; and returned, “not found,” as to Woodruff. On 12th April, 1841, plaintiff filed his declaration against all the defendants named…
1Opinion of the Court
Hawkins, J.:
The defendant in error, Bennett, brought his suit, trespass on the case on promises, against the plaintiffs in error, Hampton Smith and Philo D. Woodruff, in the Court below. The writ was served upon Stewart & Fontaine, and Smith, and returned, not found, as to Wood-ruff. The declaration was filed against the above parties, and contained two counts against them, as owners of the steam-boat Reindeer, for the loss of certain goods, alleging that they were common carriers.
*435On the 6th day of December, 1841, Stewart & Fontaine, and Smith, filed a joint plea of non assumpsit. Nearly two…
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