Legal Opinion
Tampa Northern R. R. Co. v. City of Tampa
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 17, 1932PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTerrell, J.
—In September, 1927, Appellant filed its bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, praying for the reformation and correction of a deed of conveyance executed on the part of appellee to appellant June 21, 1907. A demurrer to the bill of complaint was sustained and appeal was taken from that order.
It is contended by appellee that the deed and conveyance were gratuitous, that the city was without authority to make it in the first place, and that a court of equity will not reform a gratuitous conveyance.
The record discloses that appellant in June, 1907, acquired…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Roberts v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Bailey v. City of TampaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
- Haesloop v. City CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
- State ex rel. Buford v. City of TampaSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Jackson v. MagbeeSupreme Court of Florida · 1885
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3Cited by23 opinions
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