Legal Opinion

In re Estate of Davis

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 1983No. 81-2241PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for revocation of probate and an order assessing costs against him. We remand for clarification.

Appellant is the son of the decedent, who died eight months after execution of the will being contested here. The subject will left everything to the decedent/widower’s neighbor of ten years and contained a gift of $1.00 each to appellant and the decedent’s stepdaughter. At the time the will was executed, the decedent was 88 years' of age, legally blind and in frail physical health. Included among the disturbing facts in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. DIVISION OF RETIREMENT, ETC.Supreme Court of Florida · 1979
  2. Rich v. HallmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  3. INS. CO. OF ST., PA v. Estate of GuzmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. In Re Estate of HammermannDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  5. Burkhart v. Union Trust National BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. In re Estate of DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. Zeller v. ZelnickDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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