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· 1/15/1882

Chipley v. Frierson

Citations

  • 18 Fla. 639

Syllabus

<p>A claim against a person for withholding the proceeds arising from the sale of goods consigned to him to be sold on commission, is not a debt contracted by him in a “fiduciary capacity,” within the meaning of the bankrupt law of 1867.</p>

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  • evidence of defendant’s prior indictment for flagrant nonsupport admissible as proof of motive to murder his wife
  • evidence of defendant's prior indictment for flagrant nonsupport admissible as proof of motive to murder his wife
  • “Even where evidence of a prior crime has some relevance, the trial judge must use some discretion in deciding to what extent the prior bad act may be utilized without prejudice.”

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Judges: Westcott

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