Jury Sides with Nephew in Miami Home Ownership Dispute
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Case Background
This case involved a bitter family dispute over a Miami-Dade home that had long been in Bobbie Bryant’s name. At the heart of the matter was a Quit Claim Deed that transferred the home to her nephew, Dwight Whitehead Jr., under questionable circumstances. Ms. Bryant, a 72-year-old widow with significant health and visual impairments, accused Mr. Whitehead of taking advantage of her vulnerability to wrongfully seize her property. The property in question had belonged to her and her late husband, James Edward Johnson, since 2010.
Following her husband’s death in 2016, Ms. Bryant became sole owner. Years later, facing foreclosure and allegedly manipulated by Whitehead, she signed a Quit Claim Deed transferring ownership to him without fully understanding the document, according to her claims.
Cause that led to the dispute
Ms. Bryant had sought to invalidate the deed on several grounds. Her lawsuit alleged that Dwight Whitehead exerted undue influence over her, tortuously interfered with her legal interest in the home, and enriched himself through fraudulent means. She also asked the court to quiet title and remove the deed from public records, claiming it had been improperly notarized. Finally, she accused him of exploiting her as a vulnerable adult under Florida law.
Injuries suffered
Bryant claimed that Whitehead had defrauded he
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