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271 F.2d 839·
D.C. Cir.·
1959-10-29
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114 So. 2d 508·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1959-09-04
Divorced wife appealed dismissal of complaint seeking to enforce an alleged property settlement agreement made in connection with her divorce. The court reversed the dismissal, holding that the complaint stated sufficient facts to proceed despite the ex-husband's unclean hands de
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14 Fla. Supp. 94·
Duval Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1959-05-25
A dispute between homeowners and a home construction contractor over an allegedly oral contract for a room addition. The court found no valid express contract existed, denied the contractor's lien claim on quantum meruit grounds due to defective workmanship and unclean hands, but
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11 Fla. Supp. 116·
Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1957-10-24
Plaintiffs sought to recover land they had conveyed to defendants, claiming it was given as security for a loan and seeking an accounting and reconveyance. The court dismissed the complaint on the grounds that plaintiffs came to equity with unclean hands, having conveyed the prop
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216 F.2d 22·
6th Cir.·
1954-10-13
The court held that the plaintiff's failure to disclose his full interest in the oil lease to his proposed partner barred him from seeking equitable relief.
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204 F.2d 520·
7th Cir.·
1953-05-20
A creditor who has actual knowledge of a sale of assets, acquiesces in it, and accepts benefits from the transaction may be estopped from later challenging the sale under the Bulk Sales Act for lack of notice.
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181 F.2d 809·
6th Cir.·
1950-04-11
The court held that an injunction should not have been issued because the idea of a plastic box for cakes was not a protected trade secret, and there was no evidence of Tri-State passing off its boxes as Ruzak's or Zaikaner's.
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174 F.2d 819·
3d Cir.·
1949-04-13
The court held that the trial court's finding of fact that no oral agreement was made was not clearly erroneous, and thus affirmed the judgment.
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152 Fla. 262·
Fla.·
1942-10-13
Walter Gill sought specific performance of a land purchase option against Mary K. Rhomberg, while T. N. Carlton intervened claiming fee simple ownership and filed a bill to quiet title. The Florida Supreme Court upheld the circuit court's consolidation of the two chancery suits a
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142 Fla. 707·
Fla.·
1940-05-07
The appellate court reversed the trial court's dismissal of the bill of complaint, holding that the allegations were sufficient to show that the Commissioner of Agriculture lacked the authority to seize and destroy the citrus fruit. The court emphasized that statutes authorizing
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129 Fla. 821·
Fla.·
1937-11-04
This case concerns a dispute over a business partnership between a married woman and a deceased man. The appellate court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding that despite a married woman's general inability to enter into formal partnership contracts, she could still acqui
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Del. Ch.·
1936-08-04
The Court held that a settlement agreement incorporated into a Nevada divorce decree, which purported to bind a donee's limited testamentary power of appointment (LPOA), did not bind the trust or represent a partial release of the LPOA. The Court found that Delaware law prohibits
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S.D. Fla.·
1926-11-15
District court denied defendant's motions to dismiss, finding that an infant's prompt disavowal of a land purchase contract after reaching majority states a valid equitable claim for rescission that cannot be adequately remedied at law.
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S.D. Fla.·
1923-03-24
A widow sought to cancel a release she executed on her husband's life insurance policy, alleging the insurance company's agents fraudulently represented that other insurers had agreed to pay their policies in full and that a pending lawsuit over her husband's vital organs would b