Probate — Franklin County, Florida (2026-CA-8)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
FRANKLIN COUNTY, FLORIDA


SHAWN C. MOORE, and
ALEXIS A. COMBS, individuals,


Plaintiffs,


v. CASE NO. 2026-CA-8


JOHN E. DAVIS;
DALE E. DAVIS;
PATRICIA C. SMITH; and
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, AND ASSIGNEES OF
STEPHEN R. DAVIS, DECEASED,
JUANITA L. LEE, DECEASED, AND
MARGARET E. ALLEN, DECEASED ,
and all other persons claiming
by, through, under, or against
any of the unknown parties,


Defendants.
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NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, AND ASSIGNEES OF STEPHEN R. DAVIS, DECEASED, JUANITA L. LEE, DECEASED, AND MARGARET E. ALLEN, DECEASED , and all other persons claiming by, through, under, or against any of the unknown parties:


YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to quiet and confirm title to certain real property located in Franklin County, Florida, has been filed against you:
Commence at the Northeast corner of Kerrs Survey in Fractional Section 11, Township 9 South, Range 8 West, Franklin County, Florida; thence run North 89 degrees 26 minutes 42 seconds West 315.03 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 33 minutes 59 seconds West 745.98 feet to a rod and cap; thence run North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 118.50 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 31 minutes 45 seconds West 569.19 feet to a nail and cap lying on the Southerly right of way line of a 200.00 wide right of way known as U.S. Highway #98, said point marking the Northwest corner of property as described in Official record Book 1276, Page 21, in the Public Records of Franklin County, Florida, said point also being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence leaving said POINT OF BEGINNING run along said Southerly right of way line North 89 degrees 38 minutes 05 seconds West 106.52 feet to a re-bar marking the Northeast corner of property as described in Official Records Book 1250, Page 88, in the Public Records of Franklin County, Florida; thence leaving said Southerly right of way line run along the Easterly monumented boundary line of said Property as described in Official Record Book 1250, Page 88, South 00 degrees 06 minutes 14 seconds West 70.00 feet to a rod and cap; thence leaving said Easterly monumented boundary line run South 89 degrees 38 minutes 05 seconds East 25.52 feet to a point lying on the mean high water line of the Apalachicola Bay as located on March 15, 2023 at an Elevation of 0.70 NAVD 88 DATUM: thence run along said mean high water line as follows: North 32 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds East 8.81 feet; thence run North 54 degrees 00 minutes 50 seconds East 6.06 feet; thence run North 47 degrees 25 minutes 21 seconds East 4.82 feet; thence run North 72 degrees 33 minutes 28 seconds East 6.16 feet to a point lying on the face of a concrete seawall; thence continue along said mean high water line and run along said face of seawall as follows: North 89 degrees 28 minutes 15 seconds East 17.33 feet; thence run North 86 degrees 53 minutes 58 seconds East 32.26 feet; thence run South 02 degrees 19 minutes 02 seconds West 18.44 feet; thence leaving said mean high water line and said face of seawall run South 89 degrees 38 minutes 05 seconds East 12.64 feet to a point lying on the Westerly boundary line of Property as described in Official Records Book 1276, Page 21, in the Public Records of Franklin County, Florida; thence run along said Westerly boundary line North 00 degrees 29 minutes 38 seconds East 70.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 0.15 acres more or less.
You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Megan F. Fry, the Plaintiffs attorney, whose address is Clark, Partington, P.O. Box 13010, Pensacola, FL 32591-3010, within 30 days after the first publication of this Notice in Apalachicola, The Times , and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
DATED on _ February 24 _______, 2026.
MICHELE MAXWELL
FRANKLIN COUNTY
CLERK OF THE COURT


By: /s/ Hannah G. Gay ____________
As Deputy Clerk
Conformed copies to:
Megan F. Fry, Esquire
Clark Partington
P. O. Box 13010
Pensacola, FL 32591-3010
(850) 434-9200
Attorney for Plaintiff


For Publication :
Apalachicola, The Times
Provide proof to ldunlap@clarkpartington.com 
(Publish once a week for 4 consecutive weeks)

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