Tax Deed Validity

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• Brooks v. Taylor
  190 So. 2d 205· Fla. 1st DCA· 1966-09-22
  In this quiet title action, the court affirmed the lower court's finding that defendants' tax deed was void because the underlying tax sale proceedings were irregular and did not properly describe the plaintiffs' land, and that defendants failed to establish title by adverse poss
• Zapf v. Anderson
  24 Fla. Supp. 29· St. Lucie Cty. Cir. Ct.· 1962-09-14
  This case challenges the validity of two tax deeds issued by the City of Fort Pierce. The court held that both tax deeds were void due to lack of proper execution under Florida law and failure of notice, and granted summary judgment in favor of the respondents declaring the deeds
• Lewis v. Carlisle
  118 So. 2d 662· Fla. 1st DCA· 1960-03-03
  Plaintiffs challenged a tax deed issued for 1951 taxes, arguing the underlying assessment was void because it was made in the name of "P. A. Robinson heirs" rather than the correct title holders, the heirs of Philip A. Robertson. The trial court upheld the tax deed based on statu
• Campbell v. N. Fla. Loan Ass'n, Inc.
  116 So. 2d 484· Fla. 1st DCA· 1959-12-10
  The court reviewed an interlocutory order in a quiet title suit concerning the validity of a tax deed and the sufficiency of its property description.
• Ruyle v. Dolly
  110 So. 2d 467· Fla. 2d DCA· 1959-04-01
  The court affirmed a decree quieting title to lands in the bed of Lake Clarke in the appellees, holding that the appellants' chain of title was invalid because the disputed lands were sovereignty lands that could not be conveyed by the Board of Education or reach private ownershi
• Tampa Mortg. & Title Co. v. Smythe
  109 So. 2d 202· Fla. 2d DCA· 1959-02-27
  Tampa Mortgage & Title Company appeals a quiet title decree favoring G. P. Smythe. The court upheld Smythe's claim to Government Lot 2, finding he had proven adverse possession under Florida law despite the property being low, marshy tidal flats, because cattle had grazed there s
• Foremost Props., Inc. v. Gladman
  100 So. 2d 669· Fla. 1st DCA· 1958-02-04
  Foremost Properties appealed a quiet title judgment rendered in favor of Gladman. The court reversed, holding that a tax deed from the State of Florida dated 1895 should have been admitted into evidence under Florida's statute of limitations for deeds of record for twenty years o
• Houston v. Int'l Paper Co.
  233 F.2d 69· 4th Cir.· 1956-04-25
  Appellants are barred by laches from claiming a portion of condemnation funds due to their unreasonable delay in asserting their claim.
• Baldwin Co. v. Blaisdell
  82 So. 2d 587· Fla.· 1955-09-16
  Ruby Blaisdell obtained a tax deed to Dade County property in 1928 and paid taxes on it for over twenty years before filing suit to quiet title against Baldwin Co. and its directors. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision quieting title in Blaisdell's favor
• Palmquist et ux. v. DE BAN et ux.
  69 So. 2d 769· Fla.· 1953-12-15
  In this title dispute, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed a judgment quieting title to Broward County realty in favor of the appellees based on a 1937 tax deed, rejecting the appellants' counterclaim that they had attempted to redeem the property before the tax sale. The court fo
• Sims v. Palmer
  160 Fla. 617· Fla.· 1948-06-22
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a foreclosure decree entered by the trial court, holding that a tax deed issued to Sims based on a 1942 tax certificate constituted a new and independent title that was not subject to a prior purchase money mortgage when the tax certificate hold
• Fredericka Lucian v. Duvane Corp.
  158 Fla. 634· Fla.· 1947-03-17
  Fredericka Lucian, as executrix, appealed a decree quieting title to certain lands in the defendants C.C. Ansley and Edna B. Ansley. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, holding that a tax deed issued in 1942 was valid despite the plaintiff's challenge based on alleged
• Turner v. Deming
  D.D.C.· 1946-05-02
  The court held that real property passing to tenants in common under a will is still considered undivided and can be assessed in the name of the deceased owner until it passes into the possession of someone other than by intestacy or will.
• Clark v. Pelot Groves
  154 Fla. 13· Fla.· 1944-01-18
  Clark sought to void his own tax deed based on alleged procedural irregularities in its issuance, and to establish a lien for amounts paid. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the chancellor's dismissal, holding that Clark failed to overcome the prima facie validity of the tax dee
• Dehon v. Feller
  140 Fla. 118· Fla.· 1939-09-26
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the cancellation of a tax sale certificate and deed issued in error, where the published notice of tax sale described Lot 104 but the certificate and deed incorrectly described Lot 4. The Court held that a tax sale certificate cannot be legally
• Cleo Bryan v. Knox
  138 Fla. 452· Fla.· 1939-06-02
  This case reviews a final decree in a mortgage foreclosure suit where the appellant, Cleo Bryan, claimed paramount title through a tax deed. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, holding that the tax deed was null and void because it was obtained by the appellant for the
• Madsen, Inc. v. The Madison Co.
  130 Fla. 300· Fla.· 1937-11-27
  Madsen, Inc. appeals from a decree pro confesso entered against it in a foreclosure action on tax sale certificates. The Florida Supreme Court affirms, holding that the circuit judge properly entered the decree pro confesso under the 1931 Chancery Practice Act where the defendant
• Tangeman v. Sjoblom
  106 Fla. 379· Fla.· 1932-08-04
  This case involves a widow challenging the validity of tax deeds issued to a defendant who later took possession of her land. The court affirmed the lower court's decision to sustain a demurrer, finding the suit was filed too late under relevant statutes of limitations and potent
• Hadsock v. Gracy
  102 Fla. 722· Fla.· 1931-08-05
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision to cancel a tax deed, remove a cloud from title, and award damages. The court found the tax deed void because the land was improperly assessed and the purchaser of the tax deed had a duty to pay the taxes himself.
• Stuckey & Tiller Co. v. Priest
  56 Fla. 876· Fla.· 1908-06-01
  Stuckey & Tiller Company appealed from orders denying temporary injunctions to stop defendants from turpentining lands. The court upheld the lower court's denial, holding that where a defendant shows actual possession and no insolvency or waste is demonstrated, discretion lies wi
• Williams v. Jones
  50 Fla. 485· Fla.· 1905-06-01
  An ejectment action to recover real property in Arcadia, Florida was decided in favor of the defendants below based on a tax deed. The plaintiff appealed, but the Florida Supreme Court affirmed the judgment, finding the abstract of the record insufficient to demonstrate error by
• Conover v. Russ
  29 Fla. 338· Fla.· 1892-01-01
  This case involves a dispute over land title, where the court reversed a lower court's judgment because crucial evidence regarding county boundaries was improperly excluded. The exclusion of evidence was deemed a fatal error, necessitating a new trial.
• The Fla. Sav. Bank & Real Est. Exch. v. Smith
  21 Fla. 258· Fla.· 1885-01-01
  The Florida Savings Bank sued to recover property based on a tax deed for unpaid 1873 taxes. The trial court admitted evidence of tax payments and a deed without proper foundation or explanation, and the jury found for the defendants. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the