Legal Opinion

Ellard v. Godwin

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 28, 1955PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

77 So.2d 617 (1955)

Beulah M. ELLARD, Appellant,

v.

Doris L. GODWIN, As Administratrix of the Estate of James Henry LANGFORD, deceased, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. Division B.

January 28, 1955.

Hugh Gilbert Jones, Arcadia, for appellant.

Leitner & Leitner, Arcadia, for appellee.

DREW, Justice.

The first publication of notice to creditors in the Estate of James Henry Langford was published on June 11, 1953 by Doris L. Godwin, the administratrix. Shortly thereafter, and within the eight months period allowed by statute, F.S.A. § 733.16, Mrs. Beulah M. Ellard filed her claim against said estate…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Carolina Portland Cement Co. v. BaumgartnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
  2. In Re: Estate of J.B. JeffriesSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  3. Albert v. Miami Transit CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  4. Atlantic Nat'l. Bank of Jax v. KirkwoodSupreme Court of Florida · 1942

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Jackson Lumber Co. v. Walton CountySupreme Court of Florida · 1928
  2. Ciba-Geigy Ltd. v. Fish Peddler, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  3. In Re Estate of SaleSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  4. In Re Goldman's EstateSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
  5. Cappetta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

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