Lomax v. Raythwick
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.
The order under review denying appellant’s petition for revocation of probate, which asserted that his father’s will was *287procured by undue influence,1 is affirmed upon a holding that even if, arguendo, Laura Raythwick, the decedent’s sister and a person active in procuring the contested will, be deemed to have occupied a confidential relationship with the decedent and, by virtue of a devise in her favor of a one-sixth share of her brother’s estate, be deemed to be a substantial beneficiary, thereby raising a presumption of undue influence, there is ample evidence to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re Estate of CarpenterSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
3Cited by1 opinion
- Division of Administration, State, Department of Transportation v. California Florida Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981