Cotenancy

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• Maude Travick v. Parker
  436 So. 2d 957· Fla. 5th DCA· 1983-07-21
  The Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) forecloses appellants' claim to the property because the quitclaim deed to Parker, recorded for over thirty years, serves as the root of title, extinguishing their interest.
• Hutcheson v. Hutcheson
  426 So. 2d 1273· Fla. 1st DCA· 1983-02-16
  The court affirmed the modified divorce decree regarding child support but reversed the portion requiring capital improvements without credit upon sale.
• Waddell v. BOW Corp.
  408 F.2d 772· 10th Cir.· 1969-03-26
  A statutory quitclaim deed conveys all of the grantor's interest in the described property, and the description of personal property in the deed was too ambiguous to grant summary judgment.
• Ervin E. Grant v. Mossman
  384 F.2d 496· 10th Cir.· 1967-10-11
  The court held that undivided interests in inherited land used for farming by a partnership could still qualify for a homestead exemption under Kansas law, as the land did not become partnership property without the wives' consent.
• Heyser v. Frankfort OIL Co.
  316 F.2d 441· 10th Cir.· 1963-04-22
  The court held that a homestead occupant cannot grant a new oil and gas lease after the termination of a prior lease that existed when the homestead estate vested, as this constitutes waste.
• Attaway v. Stanolind OIL & GAS Co.
  232 F.2d 790· 10th Cir.· 1956-03-20
  The court held that the mineral interest was partnership property, and the oil and gas lease executed by one partner was valid and binding on subsequent purchasers.
• Donaldson v. Stokes
  128 Fla. 93· Fla.· 1937-04-22
  This case addresses whether the trial court properly denied a motion to strike two sentences from defendants' answer in a dispute over property rights and a mortgage foreclosure. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the denial, finding the challenged sentences were relevant to the
• Kemp v. Hanna
  92 Fla. 913· Fla.· 1926-11-18
  This case involves a dispute over land ownership where appellants sought partition, claiming a one-fourth interest as co-tenants. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding the appellee's claim was based on a hostile and adverse title, making partition an improper rem
• Lily M. Davis and R. F. Davis v. Leonard
  66 Fla. 351· Fla.· 1913-11-11
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the appointment of a receiver over jointly-owned newspaper property where one co-tenant (a married woman) was excluding the other co-tenant from use and enjoyment of the property and diverting its income. The court held that equity jurisdiction