Legal Opinion
Kernkamp v. Bolthouse
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 31, 1998No. 97-2547PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. SHARP, Judge.
John Kernkamp, the personal representative of his mother’s estate, appeals from an order requiring him to distribute estate assets to his mother’s niece, pursuant to a codicil to his mother’s will. We find that the codicil is ambiguous and remand for an evi-dentiary hearing to determine the testator’s intent.
In December 1990, John’s mother, Mrs. Charlotte Luly, executed her last will and testament. Mrs. Luly disposed of her jewelry by separate list and left the remainder of her estate to John. Mrs. Luly named several contingent successor beneficiaries, the last of whom was her…
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- In Re Estate of WalkerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
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