Legal Opinion
Cone v. Benjamin
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 26, 1946PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, J.:
On January 28, 1931, Harrison J. Stewart and Ada Cone Stewart, his wife, an aged and childless couple, who had been residents of St. Petersburg, Florida, for some twenty years, lost their lives in that city as a result of a collision between an automobile in which they were riding and a train. Both died on the day of the collision, but the husband died about an hour prior to the death of his wife. Each of them left a will giving to the other all of his or her estate. Both wills were duly probated. ■
Soon thereafter the County Judge of Pinellas County appointed Roy L. Benjamin as…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Geter v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
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3Cited by16 opinions
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