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Cowart v. Cowart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 26, 1980
390 So. 2d 193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. UU-86.

November 26, 1980.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Bay County; N. Russell Bower, Judge.

M. Stephen Turner, of Culpepper, Beatty Turner, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Nevin J. Zimmerman, of Spear, Bennett, Logue, Burke Blue, Panama City, for appellee.


The trial court's judgment on the first issue presented by this appeal, i.e., whether the court erred in awarding the husband a special equity in the wife's interest in certain notes and mortgages and a contract for deed, is AFFIRMED. We do not pass on the merits of the parties' other contentions because the trial court has had no opportunity to consider the merits in the light of Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 1980). In order that the trial court may have that opportunity, we REVERSE the judgment of January 20, 1980 insofar as it deals with money and property issues other than the issue on which we have approved the trial court's judgment, and we REMAND the case for further consideration by the trial court.

AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part, and REMANDED.

McCORD, ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr. and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cowart v. Cowart

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Nov 26, 1980
390 So. 2d 193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

Cowart v. Cowart

Case Details

Full title:MADELINE W. COWART, APPELLANT, v. LAWRENCE DEMPSEY COWART, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Nov 26, 1980

Citations

390 So. 2d 193 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)