Legal Opinion

Maxwell v. Roth

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 29, 1986No. 85-2248PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

While we agree with the appellee-at-torney that our decision in In re Estate of *88Hand, 475 So.2d 1337 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), does not preclude him from being awarded fees from an estate where, as here, the fees sought are for services rendered not to the personal representative found to have procured the will by undue influence,1 but are for services rendered to a co-personal representative, Jefferson National Bank, innocent of such wrongdoing, there is simply no evidence to support the trial court’s finding that the attorney rendered specifically identifiable legal services to the bank which…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of HandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  2. Rose v. MaxwellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Davis v. Estate of DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Maxwell v. RothDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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