Legal Opinion

Goldworn v. Estate of Day

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 17, 1984No. Nos. 82-1484, 82-1485PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCOTT, ROBERT C., Associate Judge.

Appellant, a co-personal representative of decedent’s estate appeals two orders which denied him attorney’s fees in a probate proceeding. We affirm.

At the outset, we note that appellant had been awarded attorney’s fees of $35,000 plus $15,000 for his services as co-personal representative. Some time after the award of fees to appellant, Dora Brown, a beneficiary of decedent’s estate and appellant’s co-personal representative, brought an action, in the probate proceedings, against appellant charging him with waste and maladministration of the estate.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Estate of MurphyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  2. Heirs of Estate of Waldon v. RotellaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. In Re Estate of SimonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lucero v. LuceroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Khoury v. Estate of KasheyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API