Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Florida, Volume 17 |
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Page 122
... decree is presented , the question whether the deed was void for want of jurisdiction in the court to make the order or decree is a question of law for the court and not for the jury . Where , however , the opposite party , upon the ...
... decree is presented , the question whether the deed was void for want of jurisdiction in the court to make the order or decree is a question of law for the court and not for the jury . Where , however , the opposite party , upon the ...
Page 130
... decree . " " It may and shall be lawful upon such notice for the Judge of Probate , or officer discharging the functions of or- dinary or Judge of Probate , to order or decree a sale in like manner of the real estate of any deceased ...
... decree . " " It may and shall be lawful upon such notice for the Judge of Probate , or officer discharging the functions of or- dinary or Judge of Probate , to order or decree a sale in like manner of the real estate of any deceased ...
Page 152
... decree against the guardian and his sureties . From this decree this ap- peal is taken . The ground upon which a reversal is sought is that the " court erred in rendering a decree against ap- pellants , the sureties , on the ...
... decree against the guardian and his sureties . From this decree this ap- peal is taken . The ground upon which a reversal is sought is that the " court erred in rendering a decree against ap- pellants , the sureties , on the ...
Page 160
... decreed in favor of defendants and dismissed the bill , from which decree com- plainant appealed , and now seeks to reverse it , upon the following grounds : 1st . Because a landlord has a lien , for rent , on the crops grown , of ...
... decreed in favor of defendants and dismissed the bill , from which decree com- plainant appealed , and now seeks to reverse it , upon the following grounds : 1st . Because a landlord has a lien , for rent , on the crops grown , of ...
Page 180
... decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii . The divorce is sought upon two grounds , viz .: wilful , obstinate and con- tinued desertion , and the habitual indulgence of violent and ungovernable temper . There was a decree of divorce a ...
... decree of divorce a vinculo matrimonii . The divorce is sought upon two grounds , viz .: wilful , obstinate and con- tinued desertion , and the habitual indulgence of violent and ungovernable temper . There was a decree of divorce a ...
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Popular passages
Page 171 - All subjects over which the sovereign power of a state extends, are objects of taxation ; but those over which it does not extend, are, upon the soundest principles, exempt from taxation.
Page 540 - In contracts of this description, the undertakings of the respective parties are always considered dependent, unless a contrary intention clearly appears. A different construction would, in many cases, lead to the greatest injustice, and a purchaser might have payment of the consideration money enforced upon him, and yet be disabled from procuring the property for which he paid it.
Page 90 - The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws whenever he receives an injury.
Page 240 - The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December in each year.
Page 264 - In all the cases enumerated in the preceding section, and in all other cases where a general law can be made applicable, all laws shall be general, and of uniform operation throughout the State.
Page 485 - A statute may declare that no marriages shall be valid unless they are solemnized in a prescribed manner ; but such an enactment is a very different thing from a law requiring all marriages to be entered into in the presence of a magistrate or a clergyman, or that it be preceded by a license, or publication of banns, or be attested by witnesses.
Page 75 - It is not by the office of the person to whom the writ is directed, but the nature of the thing to be done, that the propriety or impropriety of issuing a mandamus is to be determined.
Page 517 - No action for the recovery of real property, or for the recovery of the possession thereof, shall be maintained, unless it appear that the plaintiff, his ancestor, predecessor, or grantor, was seized .or possessed of the premises in question within twenty years before the commencement of such action.
Page 815 - No person offered as a witness in any court, or before any officer acting judicially, shall be excluded by reason of his interest In the event of the action...
Page 256 - First, those granted in express words; second, those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted; third, those essential to the declared objects and purposes of the corporation — not simply convenient but indispensable. Any fair reasonable doubt concerning the existence of power is resolved by the courts against the corporation and the power is denied.