Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of Johnson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 24, 1977No. BB-118PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

347 So.2d 785 (1977)

In re ESTATE OF Ruth L. JOHNSON, Deceased.

No. BB-118.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 24, 1977.

Charles E. Booth, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Charles R. Burnett of Wells & Burnett, Daytona Beach, Duffett, Barry, Seps & Akers, Ormond Beach, and Isham W. Adams, Daytona Beach, for appellee.

JOPLING, WALLACE M., Associate Judge.

This appeal presents this Court with the agonizing confrontation between the literal application of an apparently inflexible statute, Section 731.07(5) Florida Statutes (1973), with every conception of common sense, justice and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pancoast v. PancoastDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1957
  2. In Re Lubbe's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  3. Lawyer v. MunroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hulsh v. HulshDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. In Re Estate of JohnsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. In re Estate of UdellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. In Re Estate of CollinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. In re Estate of ParkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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