WILLIS R. BIGGERS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR,
v.
PINELLAS COUNTY, DEFENDANT IN ERROR

Fla. | 1919-04-17
77 Fla. 402 Florida Supreme Court (1919) Positive Treatment
Cited by 2 cases

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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's judgment for the defendant in a case where a plaintiff sought payment for architectural plans and services related to county buildings. The court's decision was based on a prior, related ruling.


Holding

Yes, the judgment for the defendant was correct, as the case was affirmed on the authority of a prior related case.


Key Quotes

“This is an action at law brought in the Circuit Court of Pinellas County by the plaintiff in error against defendant in error to recover several amounts alleged to be due by plaintiff in error for certain plans and specifications prepared by him for a County Court House and County Jail for said county, for furnishings for said buildings, and for certain services alleged to have been rendered by him in connection with the partial construction of s-aid jail building.”

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The plaintiff sued Pinellas County for amounts allegedly owed for preparing plans and specifications for a County Court House and Jail, as well as for…

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Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion.

Memorandum Opinion.

— This is an action at law brought in the Circuit Court of Pinellas County by the plaintiff in error against defendant in error to recover several amounts alleged to be due by plaintiff in error for certain plans and specifications prepared by him for a County Court House and County Jail for said county, for furnishings for said buildings, and for certain services alleged to have been rendered by him in connection with the partial construction of s-aid jail building.

The issues were made up, a jury was waived and the case was heard and determined by the Circuit Judge. The judgment was for the defendant. Plaintiff thereupon took writ of error from this court.

The judgment is affirmed upon the authority of First National Bank of Lakeland v. Pinellas County, the opinion in which case was filed on April 1, 1919.

All concur.


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    …r in our effort to give due consideration to all contentions made. We are face to face with a previous decision of this Court holding squarely against the contention of counsel for plaintiff in error as expressed in Amos v. Jacksonville Realty Co., 77 Fla. 402, 81 So. 524. This Court held therein that an assessment to “Est. P. B, Hamilton” wag unauthorized and illegal. It is possible that plaintiff in error, considering the case at bar, has certain rights created or established under the tax deed offered…

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