Legal Opinion

Milam v. Davis

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 28, 1929PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.

In a suit brought by the appellees as complainants to have determined the rights of the parties under a will, it appears that D. P. Davis, having two minor children, on May 25, 1925, made a will, after which he married, and 1926 died leaving his wife and the two minor children surviving. The will (1) directed that the testator’s debts be paid; (2) made a bequest of $25,000.00 to the Children’s Home Society of Florida; (3) designated a guardian of the persons and estates of the two minor children; and (4) devised and bequeathed to named trustees, “all the rest and residue of the property of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Central Bank of Washington v. HumeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Burlingham v. CrouseSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Pace v. PaceSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
  4. Smith v. HinesSupreme Court of Florida · 1864
  5. Burdett v. BurdettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Carter v. CarterSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  2. Seaboard All-Fla. Ry. Co. v. Levitt, Et Vir.Supreme Court of Florida · 1932
  3. Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. ZrillicSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  4. State Ex Rel. Sherrill v. MilamSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  5. City of Winter Haven v. State Ex Rel. LandisSupreme Court of Florida · 1936

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