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144 F.2d 921·
1st Cir.·
1944-08-25
The court held that the presumption of a proctor's authority to act for a client applies even in wartime, and that affidavits provided sufficient evidence of authority and ratification for a settlement, justifying present payment from the vessel compensation fund.
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127 Fla. 706·
Fla.·
1937-04-17
This case concerns the annulment of a homestead exemption. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding that the property in question was not the defendant's homestead at the time of the attachment levy, and thus was subject to the creditor's judgment.
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102 Fla. 464·
Fla.·
1931-07-14
The Florida Supreme Court reversed a decree removing a cloud on title from an attachment lien. The DeSoto National Bank sought to cancel an attachment and judgment obtained by the Fidelity Bank's liquidator against property, claiming the bank knew the property was not owned by th
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100 Fla. 1532·
Fla.·
1930-12-18
This case concerns the priority of liens between a hardware company with a chattel mortgage and a company that later obtained a judgment and attachment. The court determined that the hardware company's prior filing of its mortgage, even if recorded in the wrong book, provided con
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S.D. Fla.·
1926-06-25
A drainage district receiver sought instruction on prioritizing payment of past-due interest coupons from three bond issues. The court held that holders of bonds issued in 1917 have priority over subsequent bond issues because their lien attached before the legislature amended th