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Adams v. Malloy

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 10, 1915PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Taylor County; M. F. Horne, Judge. Statement. W. B. Adams filed his bill of complaint against D. G. Malloy, J. H. Malloy and C. C. Hughes for the removal of a cloud from the title to certain described lands.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Taylor County; M. F. Horne, Judge. Statement. W. B. Adams filed his bill of complaint against D. G. Malloy, J. H. Malloy and C. C. Hughes for the removal of a cloud from the title to certain described lands. The bill alleges: “I. That the complainant is the owner and in the actual possession of that certain tract of land situate, lying and being in the County of Taylor, State of Florida, described as follows, to-wit: South half of northeast quarter of section thirty-one (31) and southwest quarter of northwest quarter of section thirty-two (32), in township six (6)…

1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, J.

(after stating the facts.) — All the parties litigant have construed ¿he instrument, which we have copied above and which the complainant seeks to have removed, as a cloud upon his title, as a conveyance of the timber growing on the lands described therein, with the right of ingress and egress for a term of ten years, and we shall so treat such instrument. It is obvious that each of the grantors, Anrrew J. Green and Rebecca O. Green, his wife, signed, sealed and delivered such instrument in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, in accordance *500with the requirements of Section 2448 of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Tampa & Jacksonville Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  2. Thomas v. CraftSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  3. Walling v. Christian & Craft Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1899
  4. Carn v. HaisleySupreme Court of Florida · 1886
  5. Crouse v. MichellMichigan Supreme Court · 1902

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Hutchinson v. StoneSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  2. Shad v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  3. Bank of Jennings v. JenningsSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  4. Church v. Lee Et Vir.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Roux v. HoukSupreme Court of Florida · 1931

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