Legal Opinion
Menz v. Estate of Menz
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 27, 1980No. PP-295PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
381 So.2d 375 (1980)
Elizabeth E. MENZ, Appellant,
v.
In re the ESTATE OF Clifford M. MENZ, Deceased, Appellee.
No. PP-295.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 27, 1980.
Theodore R. Bowers, Panama City, for appellant.
William E. Harris, Panama City, for appellee.
2Per curiam
The Order Determining Elective Share is hereby affirmed, except for its failure to award an attorney's fee to the widow. The personal representative had a duty to file a petition for and to pay the elective share in the case at bar. Rule 5.360, Rules of Probate and Guardianship (1979). The failure to do so necessitated…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re Estate of FreedmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
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