Legal Opinion

Lockhart v. Sasser

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 10, 1945PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUFORD, J.:

In this case the. record reveals that Josiah S. Sasser died in Chattahoochee on the 19th day of April, 1944, at which time he owned and lived on lot No. 59 of Edwards Addition to the incorporatéd municipality of Chattahoochee, constituting less than one-half acre.

He had theretofore attempted to devise by will the property to a daughter, the appellant.

At the time of his death Sasser had. a living lawful wife and at least one minor child who were living separate and apart from him. The widow filed suit to void the will as to the property involved on the theory that it was the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. Guckenheimer & SonsSupreme Court of Florida · 1900
  2. Cowdery v. HerringSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  3. McEwen v. LarsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  4. O'Neal v. MillerSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Vandiver v. VincentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  2. In the Matter of Rodger A. Monson and Linda S. Monson, Bankrupts. Rodger A. Monson and Linda S. Monson, Bankrupts v. First National Bank of BradentonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
  3. In Re Taxes of JohnsonHawaii Supreme Court · 1960
  4. In Re Estate of Van MeterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  5. Edward Leasing Corp. v. UhligDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1987

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