Florida Central Railroad v. Bisbee

Citations

• 18 Fla. 60

Syllabus

<p>1. What is done under a decree is valid so far as third persons are concerned, notwithstanding the subsequent reversal of the decree. Where moneys collected under such decrees ai’e applied by order of court to a debt of plaintiff to a third person, there is no remedy against such third, person upon a subsequent reversal of the decree.</p> <p>2. Where a receiver has moneys sequestered by him under a decree finding such moneys applicable to plaintiff’s demand, and a portion of such moneys is applied by order of court to the payment of the claim of plaintiff’s attorney against the plaintiff for his services in the suit, a subsequent reversal of the decree and of the order directing payment to the attorney of his claim against plaintiff, there being no supersedeas when the money was applied, gives the defendant no claim against the attorney.</p> <p>3. A defence upon equitable grounds, -which sets up as the substantial equity a defence at law, such defence at law having been already interposed by plea (such plea being a good plea,) should be disallowed.</p>