Mitchell v. Moore

BROWN, J.:

The tax deed here involved conveyed to appellee certain land in Broward County, Florida, described as follows: “Tract 38 Less Road Blk. 85, Palm Beach Farms, containing 11.25 acres, more or less.”

In this ejectment suit, brought against the grantee in the tax deed, who had been in actual possession of the land thereunder for several years, the learned trial judge was of the opinion that the description in the tax deed was insufficient, and he refused to admit it in evidence as a muniment of title, but later admitted it as color of title. Our view is that the description was legally…