Taylor v. Everett
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division Á. Appealed from the Circuit Court for Jackson County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
On a former appeal in this cause it was ordered that certain property given by the intestate during his life to a daughter be brought into hotchpot. Sewell v. Everett, 57 Fla., 529, 49 South. Rep., 187. In the subsequent proceedings the trial court decreed that upon bringing $120.00 into hotchpot, as the value of the advancement when made, the heirs of the daughter to whom the advancement was made, be allowed to participate in the estate. On appeal from this decree it is contended that interest from the death of the intestate should have been added to the $120.00 brought into hotchpot.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Davies v. HughesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1890
- Harris v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Towles v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Florida · 1864
- Sewell v. EverettSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
3Cited by2 opinions
- Haymans ex rel. McEachin v. HaymansSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- Corlett v. MaySupreme Court of Florida · 1936