The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-17
S: v. SCOTT CASE.
AGAINST POS TALL.
MOVES FORWARD.

Tallahassee, Aug. t6-(Special)-In
the case of the Postal Cable Telegraph
Company, plaintiff in error V. Samuel
w. Scott, defendant in error. from the
Court Of Record Of Escambia County.
in which Scott recovered a judgment
for $4,000 against the telegraph COM
pany. the Supreme Court has ordered
that if the plaintiff below enters a re-
stand affirmed. otherwise the judgment
will stand reversed on the thirtieth
day after the mandate Is filed. The
opinion is by Mr.. Justice Whitfield. At
torneys: E. C. Maxwell, for plaintiff in
error; John p. Stokes and r. P. Reese
for defendant In error.
The court has affirmed the judgment
of the Circuit Court of Washington
County in the case of Dixie Naval
Stores Company, appellant, V. German
American Lumber Company ct al. ap-
pellees. The opinion is by Mr.. Justice
Whitfield. Attorneys: Giles j. Patter-
son and Powell & Pelote, all of Jack
sonville. for appellant, and Blount and
Blount and Carter of Pensacola. for
appellees. This was suit for the
specific performance of a contract for
the sale of turpentine rights in pine
trees growing on land.
The Court has reversed the iudg-
ment of the Criminal Court of Record
of Hillsborough County in the case OF
Jesse ]. Wetherford plaintiff in error,
V. The State of Florida, defendant in
error. The opinion is by Mr. Justice
Whitfield. Wetherford was convicted
of abandoning his wife and minor
child. Attorneys: John B. Sutton for
plaintiff in error, Van G. Swearingen.
General and C. o. Andrews,
Assistant, for the State.
The court has reversed the judgment
Of the Circuit Court for Brevard Coun-
ty in the case of the Florida East Coast
Railway Company. plaintiff in error, v.
Ardenia Davis and her husband. de-
PENDANTS in error and awarded new
trial. The opinion is per curtain. At
torneys: Rufus NJ. Robbins of West
Palm Beach. Egford Bly, and Armstead
Brown of Jacksonville for the plain
tiff in error, James l. Mitchell of Titus
Vile and Massey & Warlow Of Orlando,
for the defendant in error.
The court has affirmed the Judgment
Of the Circuit Court for Escambia
County in the case OF J. H. Skipper,
plaintiff in error V. J. s. Reese, de-
PENDANT in error. The opinion is by
Mr.. Justice Whitfield. Attorneys:
and E. c. Maxwell for the defendant
in error. This was an ejectment case
involving the title to certain Spanish
grant lands.
In the cases of Elk parte P. T. Nc
Clellan from Suwanee County and Eek
parte George Ayers from Madison
each charged with violation
Of Chapter 1884 Laws of Florida {the
quart-a-month law, as this law was
on the 18th declared by the Court
unconstitutional, these men are now
ordered discharged at the cost of their
respective counties. The opinion in
each case is by Mr.. Justice Taylor. con-
CURED in by Chief Justice Browne and
Mr.. Justice Browne and Mr.. Justice
Ellis; Justices Whitfield and West dis
sentinS. Mcclellan was represented
by C. D. Blackwell. now Of West Palm
Beach and formerly of Live Oak. and
Ayers was represented by r. II. Rowe
of Madison. The State was represented
in both cases by Van C. Swearingen,
General and C. o. Andrews,
Assistant.