Legal Opinion
Horney v. Rhea
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 2, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEBRING, J.:
This is a case wherein the widow has dissented from the terms of the will of her deceased husband and has elected to take dower. The estate consisted exclusively of personal property, appraised at $112,000. The will, which was duly probated, had attached to it a paper writing executed by the widow in the lifetime of decedent, which reads as follows:
“I, May Darst Rhea, having seen, read and understood the last Will and Testament of my husband, Frank Rhea, dated and signed October 2, 1933, with a codicil dated and signed July 9, 1936, in consideration of the bequests made as stated…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Holstun & Son v. EmbrySupreme Court of Florida · 1936
- Tavel v. GuerinSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
3Cited by5 opinions
- First National Bank of Clearwater v. MorseDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Youngelson v. Youngelson's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Vecchio v. VecchioDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- In re Estate of TapperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- In re Selikin's Estate, Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County1952