Legal Opinion
State v. North
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 22, 1947No. APPEAL NO. 1; APPEAL NO. 2; APPEAL NO. 3PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, J.:
John Ringling, a resident of Sarasota County, Florida, died on December 2, 1936, leaving a last will and testament dated May 19, 1934, and a codicil thereto bearing date of November 2, 1935, both of which were admitted to probate and duly probated in the County Judge’s Court of Sarasota County, Florida. At the time of his death he owned and possessed a large and valuable estate situated in the State of Florida and some eight other States of the Union. The value of the estate was fixed at about $23,000,000.00. Ringling had married twice but had no children. This first wife died…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kidd v. BatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- State v. BeardsleySupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- Mosgrove v. MacHSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Perkins v. O'DonaldSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- Rewis v. RewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Roepke v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- In Re Estate of PrattSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Fain v. HallDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1979
- Schleider v. Estate of SchleiderDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Brake v. MurphyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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