Estes v. Manwarren

Supreme Court of Florida

Estes v. Manwarren

129 So. 917, 100 Fla. 738, 1930 Fla. LEXIS 1072

CourtSupreme Court of Florida

DecidedSeptember 5, 1930

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Estes v. Manwarren, 129 So. 917, 100 Fla. 738, 1930 Fla. LEXIS 1072 (Fla. 1930).

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This is an action in assumpsit, instituted by George A. Manwarren, defendant in error, against S. McL. Estes, upon the common counts for money had and received. Defendant pleads the general issue. The testimony shows that plaintiff paid over to defendant the sum of $5,000.00 sued for. There is conflict in the evidence as to the agreement had between the parties at the time of paying over this money. Testimony of the plaintiff is in substance that as one of a syndicate which was being formed to take up a contract for purchase of certain lands, he paid to defendant $5,000.00; that defendant Estes was to hold the money until the others paid their share; and that the syndicate was not formed, whereupon plaintiff demanded return of the money paid and payment was refused.

The defendant testified in substance that he was one of four owners of certain lands at Fort Meade; that Taylor and associates held a contract for purchase of said lands, requiring certain payments to be made; that plaintiff upon paying said amount of $5,000.00 stated he was one of the associates of Taylor, and that he was making payment to apply upon the purchase price of the property.

After all the evidence of the parties had been submitted, the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff for the sum of $5,000.00 sued for.

The court should not direct a verdict for one party unless the evidence is such that no view which the jury may lawfully *Page 740 take of it favorable to the other party can be sustained. Johnson v. L. N. R. Co., 59 Fla. 305, 52 So. R. 195; Section 4363 (2696) Comp. Gen. Laws of Florida, 1927.

This case presented a question of fact which, on account of the conflict in the evidence, should have been passed upon by the jury.

The judgment is reversed.

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This is an action in assumpsit, instituted by George A. Manwarren, defendant in error, against S. McL. Estes, upon the common counts for money had and received. Defendant pleads the general issue. The testimony shows that plaintiff paid over to defendant the sum of $5,000.00 sued for. There is conflict in the evidence as to the agreement had between the parties at the time of paying over this money. Testimony of the plaintiff is in substance that as one of a syndicate which was being formed to take up a contract for purchase of certain lands, he paid to defendant $5,000.00; that defendant Estes was to hold the money until the others paid their share; and that the syndicate was not formed, whereupon plaintiff demanded return of the money paid and payment was refused.