Opinion of Title
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OPINION on Abstract of Title prepared by Security Abstract
Company under Certificate No. 22668, comprising entries number-
ed 1 to 24 inclusive, covering that period of time extending
from the Beginnine to and including April 3, 1924; and continua-
tion thereof prepared by Florida Title Company under Certificate
No. 30023t, comprising entries numbered 1 to 5 inclusive, cover-
ing that period of time extending from April 3, 1924 to and
including December 13, 1924 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation there-
of prepared by the same company under Certificate No. 34994t,
comprising entries numbered 1 to 4 inclusive, covering that
period of time extending from January 17th, 1925 to and includ-
ing March 16th, 1925; and continuation thereof prepared by Dade
County Title Insurance & Trust Company under Certificate No.
59901, comprising entries numbered from 1 to 4 inclusive, cover-
ing that period of time extending from March 16th, 1925 at 8:00
A. M. to and including November 9th, 1925 at 8:00 A. M.; (all of
the foregoing having been certified to by Miami Beach Abstract
and Title Company under Certificate No. 4985-B dated April 27th,
1936); and continuation thereof prepared by Dade County Title
Insurance and Trust Company under certificate No. 61284, compris-
ing one entry only, covering that period of time extending from
November 9th, 1925 at 8:00 A. M. to and including December 16th,
1925 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation thereof prepared by Florida
Title Company under Certificate No. 54241t, comprising no entries,
covering the ~~r~Q~ ~t~~fi~ ex~~ndi~i f28W Dey~ger l~tA ~9g5
at 8:00 A. Nil; anlt'cMt':tntt!tP~o!1 €flWJ:l!:lbf !ll.'gPariltl: b~ts~EfOcihf1fJ!l.ny,
under Certificate No. 54606t, comprising entries nwnbered 1 to
3 inclusive, covering that period of tim:l extending f'rom December
29th, 1925 at 8:00 A. M. to and including January 9th, 1926 at
8:00 A. M.; and continuation thereof, prepared by Miami Beach
Abstract and Title Company, under Certificate No. 1550, compris-
ing entries numbered 1 to 8 inclusive, covering that period of
time extending from January 9th, 1926 at 8:00 A. M. to rod in-
cluding December 2nd, 1927 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation
thereof prepared by same company, under Certificate No. 4985,
comprising entries numbered 1 to 11 inclusive, covering that
period of time extending from December 2nd, 1927 to and includ-
ing April 27th, 1936 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation thereof
prepared by the same company, under Certificate No. 5091, com-
prising entries numbered 1 to 5 inclusive, covering that period
of time extending from April 27th, 1936 at 8:00 A. M. to and
including May 22nd, 1936 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation there-
of, prepared by same company, under Certificate No. 10980, com-
prising entries numbered 1 to 8 inclusi ve, covering that period
of time extending from May 22nd, 1936 at 8:00 A. M., to and in-
cluding May 10th, 1944 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation thereof,
prepared by same company, under Certificate No. 11011, compris-
ing entries numbered 1 to 3 inclusive, covering that period
of time extending from May lOth, 1944 at 8:00 A. M. to and in-
cluding May 22nd, 1944; and continuation thereof by the same
company, under Certificate No. 11225, covering that period of
time from May 22nd, 1944 at 8:00 A. M. to and including August
12th, 1944 at 8:00 A. M. and comprising one entry only; and
continuation thereof, by the same company, under Certificate
No. 11353 comprising one entry only, covering that period of
time emtending from August 12th, 1944 at 8:00 A. M., to and
including October 2nd, 1944 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation
thereof by the National Title Insurance Company, under Certi-
ficate No. 55139 comprising entries nwnbered 1 to 2 inclusive,
covering that period of time extending from October 2nd, 1944
at 8:00 A. M. to and including November 4th, 1944 at 8:00 A.M.;
and continuation thereof, by the same company under Certificate
No. 60874 comprising entries numbered 1 to 2 inclusive, covering
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that period of time extending from November 4th, 1944 at 8:00
A. M. to and including August 23rd, 1945 at 8:00 A. M.; and con-
tinuation thereof, prepared by the same company, under Certificate
No. 61067, comprising entries numbered 1 to 2 inclusive, cover-
ing that period of time extending from August 23rd, 1945 at 8:00
A. M. to and including September 5th, 1945 at 8:00 A. M.; and
continuation thereof, by the same company, under Certificate No.
79765, comprising entries numbered 1 to 4 inclusive, coveting
that period of time extending from September 5th, 1945 at 8:00
A. M. to and including November 12th, 1948 at 8:00 A. M.; ani
continuation thereof, prepared by same company, under Certificate
No. 80073, comprising entries numbered 1 to 5 inclusive, cover-
ing that period, of time extending from November 12th, 1948 at
8:00 A. M. to and including December 10th, 1948 at 8:00 A. M.;
and continuation thereof, prepared by the Miami Title & Abstract
Company, under Certificate No. 101936, comprising entries number-
ed 1 to 6 inclusive, covering that period of time extending from
December 10th, 1948 at 8:00 A. M. to and including May 31st,
1950 at 8:00 A. M.; and continuation thereof, prepared by J. M.
Blow Title Company, comprising entries numbered 1 to 2 inclusive,
covering that period of time extending from May 31st, 1950 at
8:00 A. M. to and including October 16th, 1950 at 8:00 A. M.;
and continuation thereof, prepared by same company, under Certi-
ficate No. 25409, comprising entries numbered 1 to 6 inclusive,
covering that period of time extending from October 16th, 1950
at 8:00 A. M. to and including October 27th, 1950 at 8:00 A. M.;
and continuation thereof, prepared by Miami Beach Abstract and
Title Company, under Certificate No. 17684, comprising entries
numbered 1 to 3 inclusive, covering that period of time extend-
ing from October 27th, 1950 at 8:00 A. M. to and including
December 8th, 1950 at 8:00 A' M.; purporting to delineate the
title to the following described land, to wi t:
Lot Seven (7) in Block Sixteen
( 16) of NORMANDY BEACH SOUTH,
according to the Plat thereof,
recorded in Plat Book 21, at
Page 54 of t he Public Records
of Dade County, Florida.
From an examination of the said Abstract of Title, and bas-
ing my opinion solely upon the same, I am of the opinion that
as of the 8th day of December, 1950 at 8:00 A. M., the fee simple
title to the property above described waa vested in
EVA L. GRANT
subject to:
1. That certain mortgage dated December 8th, 1948 from
Dominick Capuozzo, a widower, to John Canfield and Mary Adams
Canfield, his wife, filed for record on the 9th day of December,
1948 in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Dade
County, Florida, under Clerk's File No. X-ll0420, securing an
indebtedness in the sum of Fifteen thousand ($15,000) Dollars,
the said mortgage now being held by operation of law by
Richard B. Ivey, as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of
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Mary Adams Canfield, deceased.
2. That cert~in mortgage dated the 25th day of October,
1950 from Eva L. Grant, a widow, to Dominick Capuozzo, a widower,
filed for record in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Dade County, Florida, on the 26th day of October, 1950 under
Clerk's File No. Z-120497, securing an indebtedness in the sum
of Fourteen thousand, seven hundred ($14,700) Dollars. This
mortgage has been heretofore assigned to Charles Meyer, as
Trustee, under the Last Will and Testament of Martha Meyer, De-
ceased.
3. State, County and City taxes for the year 1950.
4. Taxes for the year 1951, which although not yet due
or payable constitute a lien against the property.
5. Zoning ordinances of the City of Miami Beach, Florida;
rights of parties in possession; questions of survey; possible
mechanics' liens for work done or materials furnished on and
about the premises within the past three months.
Respectfully submitted:
For CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
January 10th, 1951.
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