Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Franklin
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 6, 1943PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRELL, J.:
P. C. Nelson married Etta Franklin in 1934. Both had children by former marriages. They lived for several years in. the home of P. C. Nelson and then moved to the home of Etta Franklin Nelson where they lived until her death in 1941. Prior to her death, she willed this home to her son James M. Franklin by her former marriage.
P. C. Nelson as the surviving husband brought this suit for partition and division of the said home. On final hearing, the chancellor dismissed the bill of complaint and Nelson appealed.
Nelson predicated his right to partition on the ground that his wife was…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- Matter of HerschUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1982
- William Joseph Manda, Bankrupt v. Don C. Sinclair, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Abernathy v. GruppoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- In re GottlingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1984
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