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1917-38 Jarvis vs. Florida. (W. B. Jarvis, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 73 Florida Reports 652 658.
Court, January term, 1917. Jarvis was convicted of grand larceny when he refused to return certain papers taken from M. L. Dekle. The lower court decision was affirmed. See also 73 Florida Reports 635 64l. UWF 1917-39
McCaskill Company The road to health happiness and prosperity. [n.p., 1917] 17 p. illus.
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Marianna vs. Daniel. (City of Marianna, appellant, vs. Mattie Mae Daniel, appellee.) 74 Florida Reports 103 107. Appeal from Jackson County Circuit Court to Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1917. Mrs. Daniel obtained a lower court injunction restraining the City from building a street through her property. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF
1917-41 Middleton vs. Florida. (D. K. Middleton, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 74 Florida Reports 234 249.
Court, June term, 1917. Middleton, a former County judge, was indicted for embezzling hunting license funds. The lower court decision was reversed and a new trial ordered. UWF 1917-42
Pippin et al. vs. Florida. (M. C. Pippin, as Chairman, and E. G. Pridgeon, P. F. Halley, W. B. Holmes and H. C. Richards, as County Commissioners of Calhoun County, plaintiffs in error, vs. the State of Florida ex rel. Town of Blountstown, a municipal corporation, defendant in error.) 73 Florida Reports 363 374. Writ of error to Calhoun County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1917. The Town sought part of the taxes collected by the County Commissioners, 1904 1913, for roads and bridges. The lower court decision in the County's favor was reversed. UWF
1917-43 Sanders vs. Howell. (Frank D. Sanders, as Marshal of the City of Pensacola, plaintiff in error, vs. Ira C. Howell, defendant in error.) 73 Florida Reports 563 574. Writ of error to Escambia County Court of Record from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1917. Howell was arrested for selling milk in the City without a license. The lower court decision in his favor was reversed. UWF
1917-44 Simpson vs. First National Bank. (R. B. Simpson as trustee in bankruptcy of James C. Watson, surviving partner of Hooton & Watson, a copartnership composed of J. J. Hooton (deceased) and James C. Watson, appellant, vs. the First National Bank of Pensacola, W. H. Milton, receiver of the First National Bank of Pensacola, and W. K. Hyer, appellees.) 74 Florida Reports 539-555. Appeal from Escambia County Court of Record to Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1917. Hooton & Watson purchased stock in the Pensacola State Bank, owned by Hyer. Notes were paid up until the Bank closed. The purchasers held that bank officials were aware of its insolvency, but a special master, February, 1916, dismissed the complaint. See the summary, p. 546 554, of the history of the bank and its financial difficulties, 1909 1915, with notes on the activities of W. A. Blount, F. E. Brawner and others, in attempting to restore its stability. The lower court decree was affirmed. UWF 1917-46
Smith vs. Florida. (John C. Smith, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 74 Florida Reports 594 605. Writ of error to Bay County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1917. Smith sold a number of counterfeit tokens of the West Bay Naval Stores & Lumber Co., St. Andrews, to L. M. Nelson. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF 1917-46
U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission Before the Interstate Commerce Commission. McGowin Foshee Lumber Company, complainant, vs. Florida, Alabama & Gulf Railroad Company, et al., defendants. Docket no. 9146. In the matter of forest products from Falco, Alabama. I.& S. Docket no. 913. Reply brief on behalf of Florida, Alabama & Gulf Railroad Company and Hal L. Scott, receiver thereof. Robert H. Anderson, attorney for Hal L. Scott ... Pensacola, Florida, January l3th, 1917. Pen sacola: Mayes Printing Co. [1917] 12 p. 28 cm. Cover title. With Brief on behalf of complainant and protestant, by John R. Walker (Washington, D.C.: [1917?]), 27 p., map. UWF
1917-47 U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission No. 9257, Warren Fish Company et al. vs. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company et al.; decided July 9, 1917; report of commission. [Washington: 1917] pp. 375 377 (Opinion 4703) Also in I.C.C. reports, v. 46. Not seen; title from Doc. Cat. 1918-17 Anderson vs. Wentworth. (A. J. Anderson, captain of police, of City of Pensacola, plaintiff in error, vs. George P. Wentworth, defendant in error.) 75 Florida Reports 300 307. Writ of error to Escambia County Court of Record from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Wentworth was charged with driving an automobile without paying a City tax imposed before a State law became effective. The lower court verdict in his favor was affirmed. UWF 1918-18
Blackwell vs. Florida. (Will Blackwell and Robert Blackwell, plaintiffs in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 76 Florida Reports 124 159.
Supreme Court, June term, 1918. The Blackwell brothers were convicted of murdering M. M. Davis and his wife, Nanoy. A change of venue was denied and they claimed the presiding judge was prejudiced. The lower oourt judgment was reversed and a new trial ordered. See also appeal from the retrial proceedings in Bay County, 79 Florida Reports 709. UWF
1918-19 Fudge vs. Florida. (E. J. Fudge, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 75 Florida Reports 441-448.
Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Fudge was convicted of murdering his two little daughters, but an older child may have been responsible for the murder suicide. The lower court judgment was reversed. UWF
1918-20 L. & N. vs. Norton. (Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a corporation, plaintiff in error, vs. C. W. Norton, defendant in error.) 75 Florida Reports 597 603. Writ of error to Jackson County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Norton was a passenger on an east bound train; after leaving Sneads, he was told River Junction was the next stop. The train stopped instead at the Apalachicola River bridge, and Norton was injured as he got off and fell from the trestle. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF 1918-21
North Florida Chamber of Commerce, Tallahassee, Fla. Constitution and by laws ... Adopted at Marianna, Florida, September 15, 1917. Tallahassee: T. J. Appleyard, Printer [1918?] 16 p. l4 x 8 1/2 cm. The Chamber served a 20 county region in West and North Florida. Errata: Amendments adopted February 12, 1918, tipped to p. 4. With printed statement of J. D. Smith, president (1917), [4] p.; the "North Florida Advertiser," v. 1, no. 2 (October, 1917); and a program of the annual meeting, 1920. UWF
1918-22 Pensacola Shipbuilding Company Wages and other regulations of the Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board; issued by Pensacola Shipbuilding Co., Pensacola, Fla., June, 1918. [Pensacola: 1918] 20 p. 15 x 8 cm. Preface, p. 2 3, with letter of Henry R. Seager, Secretary, Washington, D.C., April 6, 1918. Minimum wage scales for workers in steel and wooden ship yards, p. l4 19. UWF 1918-23
Pensacola Tar & Turpentine Company Pensacola Tar & Turpentine Company flotation oils. Manufacturers of "Pentarco" brand pure wood turpentine, pine tar, pine oils, wood creosote oils, crude and refined pine tar oils; distilled pine products. 1918. Gull Point, Florida ... [Grand Rapids, Mich.: The Cargill Co., 1918] [8] p. illus., diagr. 21 x 27 cm. Frank E. Mariner, president; 0.H.L. Wernicke, vice president. UWF (copy) 1918-24 Presley vs. Florida. (Erman Presley, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 75 Florida Reports 434 441. Writ of error to Escambia County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Presley, a black, was convicted of murdering deputy sheriff Pickering near Flomaton. The lower court verdict was reversed and a new trial ordered. UWF
1918-25 Rutherford vs. Florida. (W. C. Rutherford, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 76 Florida Reports 224 230.
Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1918. Rutherford solicited members for the Pensacola chapter, Order of Owls. Members were entitled to insurance benefits, but the company was not authorized by the State. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF 1918-26
Sommers vs. Apalachicola Northern Railroad. (David Sommers [and others] ... appellants, vs. Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company [and others] ... and the unknown holders of the mortgage bonds of the Florida company, appellees.) 75 Florida Reports 159 229. Appeal from Circuit Court for Franklin County to Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Sommers and others, stockholders of the Apalachicola Northern Railroad and the Saint Joseph Land and Development Co., claimed they were defrauded by the issuance of illegal bonds and company mismanagement. The lower court judgment was reversed; with concurring opinion of Chief Justice Browne, p. 178 229. UWF
1918-27 Stephens vs. Anderson. (Annie Stephens, plaintiff in error, vs. A. J. Anderson, as Captain of Police Department of Pensacola, defendant in error.) 75 Florida Reports 575 577. Writ of error to Escambia County Court of Record from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1918. Mrs. Stephens's young daughter, Tessie, was jailed for failure to pay a fine for loitering. The lower court judgment was affirmed. See also petition for rehearing, p. 577 583. UWF 1918-28
Thiesen vs. Gulf, Florida & Alabama R.R. (Christian Thiesen, plaintiff in error, vs. Gulf, Florida & Alabama Railway Company et al., defendants in error.) 75 Florida Reports 28 79.
Supreme Court, January term, 1918. The company filled in a channel opposite Thiesen s land on Pensacola Bay; he sued under the Riparian Act, 1856, but the Supreme Court held that he failed to show that his title extended to the low water mark. See the dissent by Chief Justice Browne, p. 36 52, citing Morgan vs. Livingston (6 Martin [o.s., La.] 19), which defined certain Spanish and French terms used in Louisiana and West Florida land titles. On rehearing, p. 52 79, Thiesen claimed common law righi as riparian owner; after a review of West Florida land claims, the lower court decision was reversed. UWF
1918-29 Van Pelt vs. Hilliard. (J. C. Van Pelt, as sheriff, appellant, vs. J. G. Hilliard, appellee.) 75 Florida Reports 792 814.
Hilliard owned a restaurant in which he served liquor kept there by his customers. The sheriff seized the bottles, but Hilliard's injunction against him was reversed by the Court. UWF
1919-20 Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay RR. vs. Kelly. (Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Company, plaintiff in error, vs. C. H. Kelly, defendant in error.) 77 Florida Reports 479 497. Writ of error to Jackson County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1919. Kelly was injured as he departed from a train at Alford, Fla. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF 1919-21
Bailey vs. Van Pelt. (H. K. Bailey, petitioner, vs. J. C. Van Pelt, as Sheriff of Escambia County, State of Florida, respondent.) 78 Florida Reports 337-353.
Bailey failed to have his cattle dipped and was convicted of failing to comply with regulations of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board. The lower court decision was affirmed. See also Whitaker vs. Parsons, 80 Florida Reports 352-367. UWF 1919-22
Elliott and Russell vs. Florida. (Robert Elliott and Eulie Russell, plaintiffs in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 77 Florida Reports 611 626.
The plaintiffs were convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses from the Chipley State Bank. The lower court judgment against Elliott was affirmed; that against Russell was reversed. UWF
1919-22 Ellis vs. Thiesen. (Cary Ellis as Marshal of the City of Pensacola, plaintiff in error, vs. Chris Thiesen, defendant in error.) 78 Florida Reports 47-50. Writ of error to Escambia County Court of Record from Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1919. Thiesen was arrested for violating a City ordinance relating to the construction of privies and sewers. The Court affirmed the lower court judgment and voided the ordinance. See also Cary vs. Ellis, 78 Florida Reports 186. UWF 1919-24
Gunn vs. Florida. (Charlie Gunn, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 78 Florida Reports 599 605. Writ of error to Santa Rosa County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1919. Gunn was convicted of stealing parts from the boat, "President"; he had found them and kept them openly on an island near Bagdad. The lower court decision was reversed. UWF 1919-25
Hall vs. Florida. (Marion Hall, plaintiff in error, vs. the State of Florida, defendant in error.) 78 Florida Reports 420 454. Writ of error to Walton County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1919. Hall was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Arnold Mitchell. The jury found the act to be premeditated, not the result of a drunken brawl; the lower court verdict was affirmed. UWF 1919-26
0Hobbs, Claud, plaintiff In the Supreme Court of Florida. Claud Hobbs and Marvin Hobbs, plaintiffs in error, vs. State of Florida, defendant in error. Brief on part of the State. Van C. Swearinger [Swearingen], Attorney General; C. 0. Andrews, Assistant Attorney General. Cooperstown, N.Y.: The Arthur H. Crist Co. [1919] 10 p. 23 1/2 cm.
The Hobbs brothers were convicted of the murder of Tom Stephens in Santa Rosa County. The lower court judgment was affirmed; see 77 Florida Reports 228. UWF 1919-27
King and King vs. Pons. (George A. King and William B. King, appel lants, vs. H. S. Pons, as administrator of the estate of Manette Marsons, deceased, appellee.) 77 Florida Reports 383 395.
Court, January term, 1919. The Kings, attorneys at law, were employed to pursue the claim of Mrs. Marsons against the U.S. (cf. 1903 44). The lower court judgment was reversed. UWF
1919-28 L. & N. vs. Brown. (Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, plaintiff in error, vs. Walter Brown, defendant in error.) 77 Florida Reports 64 72. Writ of error to Escambia County Court of Record from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1919. Brown, an employee of the oompany, was injured in repairing a locomotive in the Pensacola round house; the lower court verdict in his favor was reversed. UWF 1919-29
L. & N. vs. English. (Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a corporation, plaintiff in error, vs. John P. English, defendant in error.) 78 Florida Reports 211 221.
Supreme Court, June term, 1919. English's new car was demolished by a boxcar of the L. & N.; the lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF
1919-30 McKinnon vs. First National Bank. (Allen Alexander McKinnon, by Lee Daniell, his next friend, appellant, vs. the First National Bank of Pensacola, a corporation, appellee.) 77 Florida Reports 777 786. Appeal from Escambia County Circuit Court to Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1919. Alex McKinnon deposited money with the Bank as a gift to each of his children. Without the children's knowledge, he loaned the money to the president of the bank and the debt was never repaid. The lower court's decision in the bank's favor was reversed in this and in three other parallel cases. UWF
1919-31 Marasso vs. Van Pelt. (Antonio Marasso, plaintiff in error, vs. J. C. Van Pelt, as Sheriff of Escambia County, Florida, defendant in error.) 77 Florida Reports 582 588. Writ of error to Escambia County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1919. Marasso and others owned various alcoholic beverages and were convicted of violating the State prohibition act of 1918. His conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court; with dissenting opinion of Chief Justice Browne, p. 447 466. See also In re seizure of 7 barrels of wine (79 Florida Reports 1 24) where the lower court verdict was reversed. UWF 1919-32
Owen vs. Baggett et al. (I. C. Owen, plaintiff in error, vs. John W. Baggett, Jr., R. A. Rozier, B. P. Edge, J. H. Givens and W. J. Davis, defendants in error.) 77 Florida Reports 582 588.
Supreme Court, January term, 1919. Owen's wife and child were killed when a bridge collapsed. His suit against the County Commissioners was rejected, and the lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF
1919-33 Pensacola. Board of Commissioners Financial condition of the city. June, 1918 September, 1919.
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St. Andrews Bay Lumber Company First mortgage seven per cent. gold bonds, $1,350,000.00. Trust deed. St. Andrews Bay Lumber Company to the Third National Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, and W. V. Crowley, trustees. Brown, Randolph & Parker, Attorneys ... [Atlanta: 1919] 125 p. 28 cm. Cover title. Minor C. Keith, president. See description of company lands, p. 13 36. UWF
1919-35 U. S. Alien Property Custodian Assets, etc. of American Lumber Company, Millville, Florida. A Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian; Joseph F. Guffey, director, bureau of sales; Ralph J. Baker, counsel ... [N.Y.: 1919?] 18 p. photos., tables. 28 cm. Cover title. At head of title: To be sold under the supervision of the Alien Property Custodian. A prospectus on the sale of company assets to be held in Bay County, Florida, March 10, 1919. With a history of the company, incorporated in 1901 as the German American Lumber Company, p. [5 8]. UWF
1920-24 Anderson et al. vs. Dent et al. (J. L. Anderson, W. M. Gordon and Central Trust Company of New York, intervenors, appellants, vs. George H. Dent et al., appellees. 79 Florida Reports 851 856. Appeal from Washington County Circuit Court to Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1920. The Trust Company hoped to dismantle the Birmingham, Columbus & St. Andrews Railroad in order to pay its debts; Dent and others objected since the sale was not approved by the State Legislature. The lower court judgment was affirmed. UWF 1920-24
Anderson vs. Tedford. (C. T. Anderson, petitioner, vs. 0. W. Tedford, Marshal of Panama City, respondent. 80 Florida Reports 376 380. Original jurisdiction, Florida Supreme Court, June term, 1920. Anderson was arrested for holding a public meeting in Panama City without a permit. The Court voided the City ordinance and ordered his release. UWF 1920-25
Bagdad Land & Lumber Co. vs. Moneyway. (The Bagdad Land & Lumber Company, a corporation, plaintiff in error, vs. C. L. Moneyway, defendant in error. 80 Florida Reports 784 790.
Moneyway's car stalled on the tracks in Milton, and it was struck by a log train of the company. The lower court judgment was reversed. UWF
1920-26 Florida vs. Sanders et al. (The State of Florida ex rel. J. Herron D'Alemberte, Dudley R. Saunders and William L. Moyer, plaintiffs in error, vs. Frank D. Sanders, Frank R. Pou, and George H. Heinrichs, constituting the Board of Commissioners of the City of Pensacola, defendants in error. 79 Florida Reports 835 845. Writ of error to Escambia County Circuit Court from Florida Supreme Court, January term, 1920. The circuit court ordered the Commissioners to hold a special election on reinstating an aldermanic form of government, rather than the commission form as provided by the Legislature in 1918. The lower court order was reversed. See also 82 Florida Reports 498 505. UWF 1920-27
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