Dorothy Zeigler v. Gerald McGhee
CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
Date FiledJuly 23, 2026
Docket3D2025-1574
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed July 23, 2026.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-1574
Lower Tribunal No. 23-28228-CA-01
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Dorothy Zeigler, et al.,
Appellants,
vs.
Gerald McGhee, et al.,
Appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Antonio
Arzola, Judge.
Marva L. Wiley, P.A., and Marva L. Wiley, for appellants.
Quaranta, P.A., and John M. Quaranta, for appellee Gerald Mc Ghee.
Before SCALES, C.J., and BOKOR and GOODEN, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Candler Holdings Ltd. I v. Watch Omega Holdings, L.P.,
947 So. 2d 1231, 1234โ35 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007) (โPublic policy and stability
of our society . . . requires strict compliance with the appropriate statutes by
those seeking ownership through adverse possession. . . . Adverse
possession is not favored and all doubts are resolved in favor of the
owner. . . . The requirements of the statute and the case law were not met in
this case.โ (quotations omitted)).
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