Legal Opinion

Gibson v. Courtois

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 2, 1989No. 70921PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

539 So.2d 459 (1989)

James GIBSON, Petitioner,

v.

Garth COURTOIS and Sally Courtois, Respondents.

No. 70921.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 2, 1989.

Gwynne A. Young of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tampa, for petitioner.

Don Paul Greiwe, Sarasota, for respondents.

KOGAN, Justice.

We have for review the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Gibson v. Courtois, 509 So.2d 962 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). The district court recognized that its decision was in direct and express conflict with Sousa v. Palumbo, 426 So.2d 1072 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, §…

Also in this document: Dissent; Concurrence.

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kittel v. KittelSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  2. Webster Lumber Co. v. LincolnSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  3. Estate of Hampton v. Fairchild-Fla. Const. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Codomo v. EmanuelSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  5. Leitman v. BooneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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3Cited by55 opinions

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  3. State v. Family Bank of HallandaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. David v. RichmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  5. Katz v. Van Der NoordSupreme Court of Florida · 1989

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