Cape Cod Trust Co. v. Wixon

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Cape Cod Trust Co. v. Wixon, 143 So. 2d 339 (1962)
1962 Fla. App. LEXIS 3032
Gunter, Shannon, Smith, Stephenson

Cape Cod Trust Co. v. Wixon

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed on authority of Bessemer Properties, Inc. v. Gamble, 1946, 158 Fla. 38, 27 So.2d 832; and Orange Brevard Plumbing & Heating Co. v. La Croix, Fla.1962, 137 So.2d 201.

It is fundamental that fraud and deceit, if not acted on or accompanied by injury, are moral, not legal wrongs. Stokes v. Victory Land Co., 1930, 99 Fla. 795, 128 So. 408, 409. See also Casey v. Welch, Fla.1951, 50 So.2d 124; Sutton v. Gulf Life Ins. Co., 1939, 138 Fla. 692, 189 So. 828; and Stephens v. Coon, 1937, 130 Fla. 42, 177 So. 191.

Affirmed.

' SHANNON, C. J., SMITH, J., and STEPHENSON, GUNTER, Associate Judge, concur.

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Full Case Name
CAPE COD TRUST CO. v. Clayton S. WIXON
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Status
Published