Legal Opinion
Stockman v. Downs
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 31, 1991No. 75635PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
573 So.2d 835 (1991)
Ann W. STOCKMAN, Petitioner,
v.
George DOWNS, et al., Respondents.
No. 75635.
Supreme Court of Florida.
January 31, 1991.
Richard F. Hussey of Hussey & Hussey, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.
Harry D. Dennis, Jr., Pompano Beach, for respondents.
GRIMES, Justice.
Upon the authority of article V, section 3(b)(4) of the Florida Constitution, we review Downs v. Stockman, 555 So.2d 867, 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989), to answer the following question certified by the district court of appeal to be of great public importance:
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