Legal Opinion
Blanton v. State Ex Rel. McManus
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 1, 1947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUFORD, J.:
On appeal we review judgment of the Circuit Court of Dade County awarding peremptory writ of prohibition against the above named appellants.
On August 1, 1939, Bartley McManus, Sr., died in the State of Pennsylvania. His will contained the following pertinent provisions:
“Second: I give and bequeath to my wife Lusetta Mc-Manus all real estate with which I may be possessed at my decease.
“Also all my personal property and effects, of whatsoever nature, and wheresoever same may be, including money in banks, stocks, notes, bonds, household goods and automobiles.
“Third: After my wife’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Crosby v. BurlesonSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Pournelle v. BaxterSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Tyre v. WrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Estate of Monks v. Florida National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- State Ex Rel. North v. WhitehurstSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jimenez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
- In Re Weiss'estateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Fieldman v. FeldmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Wade v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 1958