City of St. Petersburg v. Fiore

SEBRING, J.:

The plaintiff below, Frank Fiore, purchased three vacant lots of land in St. Petersburg in 1940. Previous to' the purchase the lots had been used by the prior owners as a place for storing and selling firewood. The plaintiff contracted to sell the property in 1946 to one Robert Emmett Lee. At the. time for closing the deal it was discovered that the City of St. Petersburg claimed a lien on the real property for certain tangible personal, property taxes assessed against firewood. which had been stored on the premises prior to acquisition of title by Fiore. The prospective purchaser…