Joseph Taylor, Jr., Appellant v. Leon Prine, Appellees

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the circuit court's order denying a deficiency decree in a foreclosure of a purchase‑money mortgage. The Court held that the chancellor's discretion to deny a deficiency decree is permissive and may consider the purchase‑money nature of the mortgage among other equitable factors, but that factor alone does not require denial. Accordingly, the denial was not an abuse of discretion.