Lee v. Patten

Taylor, J.:

In February, 1882, George Patten, the appellee filed his bill in equity in the Circuit Court for Manatee county against Edmund Lee, the appellant, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to convey to him all that tract of land in Manatee county. Florida, described as being the south half of the south half of section 27, Tp. 34 south, Range 17 east, excepting the west half of the S. W. ¼ of the S. E. ¼ of said section that had theretofore been sold to one Stephen A. Brown. The suit resulted in a final decree in the complainant’s favor declaring the title to said land to be in…