State v. Estate of Moore

WIGGINTON, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a final order entered by the County Judge of St. Johns County, ■striking a claim filed by the State of Florida against the estate of Bertha Stone Moore. The claim in question was not filed within eight months from the date of the first publication of notice to creditors as required by the statute of non-claim then in effect.1

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the statute of non-claim mentioned above is applicable to claims filed by the State of Florida against estates of decedents. In the Brooks case, the Supreme Court said…