Legal Opinion
Dean v. Bentley
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 3, 2003No. 5D02-1077PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Jonathon Dean, as personal representative, and Mario Lamon Williams appeal the order revoking probate and reopening the estate of Cecil Gadson a/k/a Cecil Gasden (“decedent”). We affirm the trial court’s order because there is evidence that the personal representative committed fraud on the court by faffing to disclose to the court the possibility of a subsequent will and an “interested person.”
Cecil Gadson died on 8 June 2000, and on 26 September 2000, the court admitted to probate a 1974 will in which the dece*488dent devised all his property to his step-grandson, appellant Mario Williams. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- DeClaire v. YohananSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Padgett v. Estate of PadgettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Grimes v. Estate of StewartDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Fritsevich v. Estate of VossDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Liechty v. HallDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
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