Paradise of Port Richey v. Estate of Konstantinos Boulis

This appeal concerns whether a Bro-ward County probate court administering the estate of Konstantinos Boulis had jurisdiction to order appellant, Paradise of Port Richey, Inc., a company in which the estate had an interest, to allow its books to be inspected and its revenue counts to be observed. Appellant contends that the court never acquired jurisdiction over it, while the estate claims that the court acquired jurisdiction by the appearance of appellant’s attorney at a hearing. Because appellant’s attorney’s presence at the hearing occurred before any petition for relief directed toward…