Legal Opinion
Joseph v. Chanin
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 4, 2006No. 4D05-3515PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
940 So.2d 483 (2006)
Barbara JOSEPH, Appellant,
v.
Lena CHANIN, Appellee.
No. 4D05-3515.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
October 4, 2006.
Rehearing Denied November 14, 2006.
Jay L. Kaufman and James A. Herb of Herb & Kaufman, P.A., Boca Raton, for appellant.
Vanessa D. Sloat of Sachs Sax Klein, Boca Raton, for appellee.
GROSS, J.
In this case, we hold that where a joint tenant in a bank account wrongfully transfers funds to a third party, the other joint tenant may maintain a cause of action for conversion against the third party who (1) holds the identifiable funds and (2) refuses…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Wadlington v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
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- Allen v. GordonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
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