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Caruso v. Plunk

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 28, 1991
574 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-647.

February 28, 1991.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Orange County, Frederick T. Pfeiffer, J.

Edward R. Gay, Orlando, for appellant.

John F. Tannian of King Blackwell, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.


In this case the plaintiff below, Christina M. Caruso, brought an action against Carl Plunk, seeking rescission of a quit-claim deed she and her husband had executed involving two acres of land. Alternatively, she sought partition of the property.

We affirm the trial court's denial of rescission, but reverse its denial of partition. Partition is a matter of right for tenants in common. Condrey v. Condrey, 92 So.2d 423 (Fla. 1957). Exceptions to that right include waiver and estoppel, but neither was pled nor proven in the instant case. At trial, Plunk testified that the property, owned in common by Caruso and Plunk, was divisible. We therefore remand for appropriate proceedings pursuant to Chapter 64.

AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED.

DAUKSCH and PETERSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Caruso v. Plunk

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District
Feb 28, 1991
574 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Caruso v. Plunk

Case Details

Full title:CHRISTINA M. CARUSO, APPELLANT, v. CARL N. PLUNK, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Feb 28, 1991

Citations

574 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)