Legal Opinion
Simons v. Miami Beach First National Bank
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 29, 1963No. 63-201PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, Judge.
Lucy C. Simons sued the executor of her deceased ex-husband, seeking to set aside his Florida divorce decree. From an adverse final decree she has appealed.
*200The wife had obtained a decree for separate maintenance with a support allowance in 1946 in New York. The husband sued for divorce in 1952 in Dade County, Florida. The wife, then a resident of New York, was served by publication and received copies of the order for publication and the complaint. On advice of her attorney, she did not appear in the Florida divorce suit.
The husband was granted a final decree of divorce in his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gordon v. GordonSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Prall v. PrallSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- Barnes v. WillisSupreme Court of Florida · 1913
- Mabson v. MabsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
- Stone v. StoneDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Simons v. Miami Beach First National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Rosenstiel v. RosenstielDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Simons v. Miami Beach First National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1965