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Estate of Deem v. Shinn

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 12, 1974No. 73-1272PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

297 So.2d 611 (1974)

In re the ESTATE OF Frank C. DEEM, Deceased, Appellant,

v.

Cynthia Deem SHINN and Sharon Deem Fallon, Appellees.

No. 73-1272.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 12, 1974.

Eric R. Jones of Hedman & Cossaboom, Melbourne, for appellant.

Hubert C. Normile, Jr., of Nelson & Normile, Melbourne, for appellees.

WALDEN, Judge.

This is a homestead problem. Was Frank C. Deem the head of a family at the time of his death? If the answer is "yes", the decedent's real estate is homestead and descends to lineal descendants, per F.S. 731.27, F.S.A., Laws of 1971,[1] and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Milton v. MiltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
  2. Hill v. First National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  3. Tampa & Jacksonville Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  4. Thomas v. CraftSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  5. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1950

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Killian v. LawsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  2. Nationwide Financial Corp. of Colorado v. ThompsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Ryskind v. RobinsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  4. Brown v. LewisDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1981
  5. Matter of EstridgeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1980

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