Legal Opinion
Peninsular Life Ins. Co. v. Howard
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 4, 1954PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
72 So.2d 389 (1954)
PENINSULAR LIFE INS. CO.
v.
HOWARD.
Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.
May 4, 1954.
Milam, McIlvaine & Milam and Ralph H. Martin, Jacksonville, for appellant.
John Mackesy & Frank C. Vernis, Jr., Coral Gables, for appellee.
THOMAS, Justice.
In a summary final decree, and an order supplementing it, the chancellor awarded the appellee a specified sum and her attorneys a fee for their services. We are asked to review the decree and the order.
The facts are simple. The appellee's husband entered into a contract for ordinary life insurance benefits of $1000. Attached to the…
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