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111 So. 2d 295·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1959-04-22
The City of Webster appealed the dismissal of its tax foreclosure complaint, but the appellate court affirmed because the record on appeal was incomplete, lacking the exhibits that were essential to determining whether the complaint adequately stated a cause of action under Flori
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2 Fla. Supp. 167·
Monroe Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1949-12-16
Atlas Investment Co. sued to enjoin collection of 1947 property taxes on the Casa Marina Hotel in Key West, claiming the assessments were excessive and discriminatory. The court upheld the tax assessor's valuations, finding no evidence of arbitrary, capricious, fraudulent, or dis
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158 Fla. 377·
Fla.·
1947-01-03
The City of St. Petersburg appealed a circuit court decree denying it the right to foreclose tax and improvement liens against lands whose title had been quieted in Pinellas County under Chapter 22079, Laws of Florida (1943). The Florida Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the s
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154 Fla. 738·
Fla.·
1944-07-25
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decree that rejected a tax deed holder's attempt to avoid drainage tax liens by obtaining tax deeds after a foreclosure suit was filed. The court held that when a tax lien holder brings equal-dignity tax lien holders into a foreclo
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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
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138 F.2d 486·
8th Cir.·
1943-10-26
The court held that the district's motion to wind up the receivership and dissolve the injunction was without merit, as the prior appellate decision affirming the decree was binding and the district court correctly applied Arkansas law regarding mandatory injunctions.
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153 Fla. 578·
Fla.·
1943-10-12
The court held that a typographical error in a tax certificate's block number, where the correct block was otherwise ascertainable from the plat and the property owner's knowledge, was not fatal to the assessment or lien.
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131 F.2d 513·
9th Cir.·
1942-11-20
A letter from a utility district to a debtor offering to allow redemption of property by a specific date, after the statutory redemption period had expired and deeds had been issued, did not create a new property right subject to bankruptcy laws.
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150 Fla. 604·
Fla.·
1942-05-26
The Florida Supreme Court reversed a circuit court's order vacating a foreclosure decree and confirmation order, holding that such decrees cannot be vacated on motion but must be challenged through a proper bill of review. The Court emphasized that constitutional due process prot
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146 Fla. 671·
Fla.·
1941-04-18
A creditor's bill in equity is a proper remedy for a judgment creditor of a municipality to reach property not subject to execution at law, even if the debtor is a municipal corporation.
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141 Fla. 883·
Fla.·
1940-02-20
Lucille Lott purchased property at a master's sale in a tax foreclosure suit brought by Nonnarb Properties, Inc. She then sought to enjoin the issuance of a tax deed on certificates held by other parties not involved in the original suit. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the di
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137 Fla. 397·
Fla.·
1939-04-25
The Florida Supreme Court reversed the lower court's dismissal of a drainage district's bill for injunction, holding that a statutory lien holder has equity jurisdiction to enjoin waste by a property owner that impairs the lien's security. The court distinguished between trespass
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136 Fla. 236·
Fla.·
1939-02-03
This case involves a mandamus proceeding where relators sought to redeem a tax sale certificate for less than its face value. The court denied the writ, finding that the certificate was owned by a third party not present in the lawsuit, and that the clerk could not adjudicate the
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132 Fla. 260·
Fla.·
1938-03-04
In this 1938 Florida Supreme Court case, the Court addressed a jurisdictional defect in an appeal concerning the validity of a state tax certificate. The Court held that the appeal was defective because a necessary party—the owner of the title to the property described in the cer
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125 Fla. 293·
Fla.·
1936-09-21
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a final decree of foreclosure of a tax lien, holding that a property owner cannot challenge the validity of a tax certificate based on excessive valuation when they failed to return the land for taxation or take steps to force a reduction in val
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120 Fla. 425·
Fla.·
1935-07-10
This case concerns the admissibility of certified copies of assessment rolls as evidence in municipal tax foreclosure cases and the authority of a court to award attorney's fees in such cases. The court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding the certified copies to be prima
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119 Fla. 275·
Fla.·
1935-05-07
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed an order denying complainants' request to file an amended bill of complaint in an equity case involving disputed land ownership and improvements. The court found that the original bill lacked merit as a matter of law and that the proposed amendm
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108 Fla. 531·
Fla.·
1933-03-02
Drawdy Investment Company appealed a foreclosure decree on a tax lien, challenging the entry of a decree pro confesso and contending it had timely entered an appearance through telegram and later formal notice. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision, holdin