Jaudon v. Fidelity Bank & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Florida
Jaudon v. Fidelity Bank & Trust Co., 81 Fla. 115 (Fla. 1921)
87 So. 313

Jaudon v. Fidelity Bank & Trust Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

In an action to recover damages for the non-payment of a check drawn on it, the declaration in one count alleges “that the said Fidelity & Trust Company upon the presentation of said check accepted the same,” while the other count alleged- a promise to pay checks drawn as alleged, and the other allegations are not repugnant to and do not neutralize the stated allegations.

The hill of particulars if properly made a part of the declaration does not negative the allegations of the declaration.

A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and plaintiffs refusing to further plead, a final judgment on the demurrer was rendered for the defendant, and plaintiffs took writ of error.

The declaration even considered with the bill of particulars states a cause of action and was not subject to the demurrer interposed, therefore the judgment is reversed.

Browne, C. J., and Taylor, Whitfield, Ellis and West, J. J., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
P. B. Jaudon and J. F. Jaudon, as Jaudon Brothers, in Error v. Fidelity Bank & Trust Company, a Corporation, in Error
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Where a declaration in two counts sufficiently alleges an acceptance of a cheek, and a promise to pay checks drawn as alleged, to state a cause of action, it is error to sustain a demurrer to the declaration.