Knabb v. Reconstruction Finance Corporation

(dissenting). — This cause is before the Court on writ of error to a final judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida. The trial court, upon motion of counsel for the plaintiff below, directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff at the conclusion of the taking of all the testimony, and on this directed verdict a judgment was entered.

The record shows that a default was entered against the defendant for the want of a plea or demurrer, but on application the default was vacated and the case went to trial on a plea of failure of consideration of each of the notes sued…