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In re Estate of Reid

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 18, 1966
182 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966)

Opinion

No. 65-462.

January 18, 1966.

Appeal from the County Judges' Court for Dade County, George T. Clark, J.

Hylan H. Kout, Miami Beach, for appellants.

Richard C. Carter, Jr., Creel Glasgow, Miami, for appellees.

Before TILLMAN PEARSON, CARROLL and SWANN, JJ.


This is an appeal from an order allowing fees to the named executor and his attorneys for services rendered in the probate and will contest proceedings concerning a will which was held to be void because of undue influence. See In re Reid's Estate, Fla.App. 1962, 138 So.2d 342. The appellant — the sole beneficiary of a second will, which was admitted to probate — contends that the award of fees was not authorized. This contention is without merit. See Watts v. Newport, 151 Fla. 209, 9 So.2d 417 (1942); In re Graham's Estate, 156 Fla. 421, 23 So.2d 485 (1945); and Williams v. Kane, Fla. 1956, 88 So.2d 603. Inasmuch as the record does not reveal that the lower court abused its discretion in awarding the fees herein, the order appealed is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

In re Estate of Reid

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jan 18, 1966
182 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966)
Case details for

In re Estate of Reid

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ESTATE OF MADELON C. REID, DECEASED

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jan 18, 1966

Citations

182 So. 2d 54 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966)

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