Legal Opinion
Barfield v. Schmon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 18, 1989No. 88-0068PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HERSEY, Chief Judge.
In this action brought under Florida’s Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-768.27, Florida Statutes (1987), appellant challenges the right of appellees, as foreign personal representatives, to bring an action under this statute without complying with Florida’s probate statutes pertaining to ancillary administration. Put more directly, the issue is whether foreign personal representatives have standing and capacity to bring an action in Florida for the wrongful death of their decedent. We answer in the affirmative in what appears to be a case of first impression in Florida.
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