Patterson v. Florida Realty & Finance Corp.

Wyatt, Presiding Justice.

1. (a) The first question to be considered is whether or not the interest of the petitioners (defendants in error here), was divested by the sale for taxes in 1947. Defendants in error contend that it was not, upon the theory that under the act of 1949, supra, all that is required to obtain good title under a tax deed, unless the property is redeemed, is to hold the deed for seven years, and that at the end of that time, the holder of the deed becomes vested with fee-simple title to the exclusion of all other claims or liens, including the claim of the City of Atlanta…