The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-26
OF
SUPREME COURT
NUMBER or IMPORTANT RULINGS
ARE MADE IN CASES APPEALED
TO THAT TRIBUNAL.

The following decisions have been
handed down by the supreme court Of
Florida:
J. D. Smith, appellant. W.. John Mil
ton. Jr.. mayor Of Marianne, and the
Taylor. The decree Of the court be
liant.
Reid and Prince Morris, defendants IN
error. Judge whitfield. Judgment at
firmed.
Robert Brown. appellant, VI. The
City of Lakeland, et q. appellees.
Opinion by Judge Whitfield. This case
IL an appeal from an order sustaining
q demurrer to q bin In equity fled to
enjoin the municipality from issuing
bonds for school purposes" The order
10 reversed.
Fred Lerch. ct al appellants. -.
Claudius h Barnes, appellee. Judge
Hooker. In . contract for the pur-
chase Of certain lands, 1T Is alleged
that In the chain Of title Of appellee
there ID q deed executed by q mar
ried woman, in which the husband Of
the woman did not join. It IL alleged
that the husband was non compos
mentis and that the married woman
had been made free dealer under the
statutes providing for such q status
(see sections 1866 to 1859 inclusive).
There was q demurrer to the bill on
the ground that under the laws Of
Florida . married woman though adj
Judged TO be q free dealer under the
statutes, was not authorized to convey
her separate statutory property by
deed executed BY herself alone-the
husband not joining In the deed. This
demurrer was ove9Tuled, and defend
ants declining to plead further. de-
crees pro confesso were entered against
them. and the final decree also entered
In favor Of the appellee. On appeal
here the whole question ii the one pre-
scented by this demurrer" The decree
appealed from II affirmed at the cost
Of the appellants.
Leon County.
Cumberland Sav1ngs 4 Trust Com
pany, az executor Of r. b. Lutterlch.
plaintiff In error. VI. W. w. McGrin,
defendant In error, Leon county. Per
curiam.
Where an agent has been employed
to procure q purchaser Of real estate
at q price satisfactory to the owner.
for stated commission. and the agent
introduces to the owner q prospective
purchaser, who takes an option and
allows II to be cancelled, but the agent
continues to discuss the matter with
the person SO introduced who, subse-
property by negotiations In which the
100 No. HHA hov y&vVx,
introduced and continued to interes,
the person who with his partner dill
eventually buy, IL entitled to his CON-
mission a. agreed.
Judgment affirmed.
error. No appearance for defendant
In error.
| Eseambia County.
Strong q Trowbridge Company, q
corporation under tho laws Of New
4 Company, q corporation under .ht
Escambia county. Parkhill. Judge
I. In order to create . contract Il Il
essential that there should be q 70.
ctprocal assent to a certain and den.
mite proposition. So long ~ any es.
i 0enu1 m6IS1o aTo te1I Open 1OT Iur'
i thef consideration. tho contract IL mo-
/ complete. and the minds OF the par.
ties must assent to the same thing II
the Same sense
3. The acceptance Of an offer, to ,ee.
suit In contract must be absolut.
and unconditional; identical with tn.
terms Of the offer. and In the mode. q,
the place, and within the time express
ly or impliedly required by the Offer.
3. Where the person sought to b