JAMES v. MABIE

No. 1D01-2306.

819 So.2d 795 (2002)

Eugene N. JAMES, Appellant, v. Marianne M. MABIE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lefferts L. Mabie, Jr.; and Baron P. Smith, d/b/a Smith's Family Carpets, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Wilson of Wilson, Harrell, Smith, Boles & Farrington, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant.

J. Arby Van Slyke of J. Arby Van Slyke, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellees.


PADOVANO, J.

This is an appeal from a final declaratory judgment determining the right of ownership of real property. The trial court found that the grantor of an unrecorded deed did not intend to deliver the deed to the grantee. Based on this finding, the court held that the deed was ineffective to convey title and rendered judgment in favor of the grantor's estate. We conclude that the judgment is supported by competent substantial evidence. Therefore, we affirm...

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