Legal Opinion
Hodge v. Cichon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 3, 2012No. 5D10-1852PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEST, J.M., Associate Judge.
This is a negligence action founded in legal malpractice. The plaintiffs, Appellants herein, alleged that the defendant lawyers were negligent in failing to properly implement an estate plan for an estate of which Appellants were beneficiaries. The trial court granted the lawyers’ motion for summary judgment. Finding that there exist genuine issues of material fact, we reverse.
Factual And Procedural Background
C.H. Cowart (“Cowart”) died in February 2007, at the age of ninety-nine and possessed of considerable wealth. Five years before his death, Cowart revisited…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Volusia County v. Aberdeen at Ormond BeachSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Moore v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Visingardi v. TironeSupreme Court of Florida · 1966
- Hervey v. AlfonsoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Espinosa v. Sparber, Shevin, Shapo, Rosen and HeilbronnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Hodge v. CichonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Bank of New York Mellon v. P2D2, LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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