Christian Herald Ass'n v. First Nat. Bank of Tampa
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
Suit by the First National Bank of Tampa, as executor under the will of Charles E. Fifield, deceased, against the Christian Herald Association, Inc., and others for a declaratory decree construing the will. From a decree holding one paragraph of the will invalid, defendants appeal.
Reversed, with directions. The First National Bank of Tampa, as Executor of the last will and testament of Charles E. Fifield, deceased, exhibited its bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, under the provisions of the Declaratory Judgment Act, F.S.A. § 87.01 et seq., and prayed for a…
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