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Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Johns

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 17, 1978
361 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

No. HH-272.

August 17, 1978.

Appeal from the Suwannee County Circuit Court, Arvel Drury, J.

Harry M. Hobbs, Tampa, for appellant.

Ernest A. Sellers of Airth, Sellers Lewis, Live Oak, for appellee Johns.

Walter R. Carfora, Live Oak, for appellee John Brown.


This appeal continues the controversy we entered upon in Brown v. Johns, 312 So.2d 526 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975). Appellant Jim Walter built a home for the Browns, through error by Jim Walter, on land owned by Johns. In our prior decision we remanded the case for adjudication of Jim Walter's counterclaim for removal of the house, which allegedly was placed on Johns' property by mutual mistake. On proper pleadings the trial court has now adjudicated the claims of the various parties, with the result that the court found that Jim Walter recklessly built the Brown house on Johns' land after being placed on notice of Johns' ownership. Based on extensive findings of fact, supported by substantial competent evidence, the court denied Jim Walter's claims for return of the house from Johns or for enforcement of the note and mortgage against the Browns. No error appears. See Johns v. Gillian, 134 Fla. 575, 184 So. 140 (1938).

AFFIRMED.

MELVIN and BOOTH, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Johns

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Aug 17, 1978
361 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Johns

Case Details

Full title:JIM WALTER HOMES, INC., APPELLANT, v. C.L. JOHNS ET AL., APPELLEES

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 17, 1978

Citations

361 So. 2d 825 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

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