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Walker v. Humphrey

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Dec 4, 1928
118 So. 917 (Fla. 1928)

Opinion

Opinion filed December 4, 1928.

A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Polk County; Harry G. Taylor, Judge.

Calloway Burruss, for Plaintiff in Error;

Mabry, Reaves Carlton, for Defendant in Error.


H. A. Humphrey brought an action of replevin against J. C. Walker to recover certain mules and wagons that Humphrey claimed to own and that Walker detained unlawfully. At the conclusion of the testimony motion for an instructed verdict on the part of the plaintiff was granted. A new trial was denied and writ of error was taken to this court.

In the state of the record as here presented we think that error was committed in granting the motion for an instructed verdict. It was also competent for defendant to submit evidence to prove that at the time payments were made by him where more than one account was outstanding he could direct the account to which said payments were to be credited.

The judgment below is reversed and a new trial awarded.

WHITFIELD, P. J., AND TERRELL AND BUFORD, J. J., concur.

ELLIS, C. J., AND STRUM AND BROWN, J. J., concur in the opinion and judgment.


Summaries of

Walker v. Humphrey

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Dec 4, 1928
118 So. 917 (Fla. 1928)
Case details for

Walker v. Humphrey

Case Details

Full title:J. C. WALKER, Plaintiff in Error, v. H. A. HUMPHREY, Defendant in Error

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Division B

Date published: Dec 4, 1928

Citations

118 So. 917 (Fla. 1928)
118 So. 917