Sovereign Finance Co. v. Beach

Suit by Annie B. Beach, a widow, against the Sovereign Finance Company, a corporation, and others, to quiet a tax title to certain lands. Decree for plaintiff, and named defendant appeals.

Affirmed. The appellee instituted a suit in the court below pursuant to the provisions of sections 66.26 and 66.27, Florida Statutes 1941, F.S.A., for the purpose of quieting a tax title to certain lands acquired under a tax deed issued by the Town of Riviera, a municipal corporation. Emery J. Thomas, the record owner prior to the tax deed, Sovereign Finance Company, the holder of a mortgage against the…