Legal Opinion
City of Tampa v. Colgan
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 22, 1933PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
The appeal in this case is from an order overruling motion to strike certain paragraphs of defendant’s answer filed in defense of the allegations of a bill of complaint exhibited by the City of Tampa to foreclose a tax-sale certificate issued on sale of real property to enforce the payment of delinquent municipal taxes.
Rights of no third parties had intervened.
The motion was addressed to the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 11th paragraphs of the answer which were, respectively, in the following language:
“Further answering said bill of complaint, this defendant avers that under the Charter of the City…
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