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· 6/24/1920

Florida National Bank v. Sherouse

Citations

  • 80 Fla. 405
  • 86 So. 279

Syllabus

<p>1. The findings of a Chancellor upon the evidence will not he disturbed unless such findings are clearly shown to be erroneous; but if a decree is manifestly against the weight of the evidence or contrary to the legal effect of the evidence, *■ then it becomes the duty of the appellate court to reverse such decree.</p> <p>2. In the very nature of the case, fraudulent intent must usually he shown by circumstantial evidence, and circumstances altogether inconclusive if separately considered may, by their number and joint consideration, especially when corroborated by moral coincidences, he sufficient to constituía conclusive proof.</p>

Judges: Browne, Llis, Reaves, Taylor, West, Whitfield

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