Poulsen v. First National Bank of Palm Beach

GREEN, OLIVER L., Jr., Associate Judge.

Presented here is the issue of whether, after service of an objection to a timely filed claim against an estate, an independent action was filed within the time limitations of Section 733.705(3), Florida Statutes (1979).1

Charles I. Poulsen, Jr., and Woodrow H. Buss were on a hunting trip in Wyoming in November, 1977, when Mr. Poulsen was killed, allegedly as a result of the negligence of Mr. Buss. Some time later, Mr. Buss, a resident of Palm Beach County, died from unrelated causes. Probate of his estate was commenced, with the First National Bank in…