Legal Opinion
Rountree v. Rountree
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 7, 1958PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEARSON, District Judge.
This is the second appearance of this cause in this court. See Rountree v. Rountree, Fla.1954, 72 So.2d 794. The plaintiffs now appeal from a final decree dismissing the cause with prejudice. The basis of the decree was that the plaintiffs had, “failed to prove by competent evidence the material allegations of the complaint.”
The appellants urge that the effect of the decree is to establish the right of a brother to obtain title to the family homestead by adverse possession as against his own brothers and sisters. We do not find this proposition presented. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dallam v. SanchezSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Williams Ex Rel. Summerlin v. RicouSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Rountree v. RountreeSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Williams v. City of St. PetersburgSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
3Cited by3 opinions
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