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Baker v. Estate of Ake

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 20, 1991
574 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

Opinion

No. 90-1867.

February 20, 1991.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Wakulla County; Van Russell, Judge.

Ronald L. Baker, pro se.

Lawrence F. Beyer of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods Goodyear, Boca Raton and J. Robert McClure, Jr. of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith Cutler, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee.


Appellant has appealed an award of attorneys' fees and other orders in a probate matter. We affirm all orders appealed.

As to appellant's appeal of the judgment of contempt and sentence, we point out that the issues raised on appeal are now moot. However, we note that in the event appellant does not comply with the order granting attorney's fees, he may not be jailed for civil contempt unless the court complies with the requirements of Faircloth v. Faircloth, 339 So.2d 650 (Fla. 1976) and Demetree v. State ex rel. Marsh, 89 So.2d 498 (Fla. 1956).

JOANOS, ALLEN and WOLF, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Baker v. Estate of Ake

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Feb 20, 1991
574 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)
Case details for

Baker v. Estate of Ake

Case Details

Full title:RONALD L. BAKER, APPELLANT, v. ESTATE OF JANE M. AKE, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Feb 20, 1991

Citations

574 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)