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Dobbs v. Doblitz

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 2, 1983
425 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 81-1922.

February 2, 1983.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, Robert W. Tyson, J.

Richard A. Goetz of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods Goodyear, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Michael Paul Shienvold of Zwick Shienvold, Hollywood, for appellees.


The trial court granted summary judgment in a will contest which involved allegations of undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity. Without detailing all of the conflicting evidence, it suffices to say that the summary judgment was improper. "It is axiomatic that summary judgment may not be used as a substitute for trial and that if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions, affidavits and other evidence in the file raise the slightest doubt upon any issue of material fact then a summary judgment may not be entered." Unijax, Inc. v. Factory Insurance Association, 328 So.2d 448, 449 (Fla. 1st DCA), cert. denied, 341 So.2d 1086 (Fla. 1976).

REVERSED and REMANDED.

GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Dobbs v. Doblitz

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 2, 1983
425 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Dobbs v. Doblitz

Case Details

Full title:SIDNEY DOBBS, APPELLANT, v. AUGUSTA MARIE DOBLITZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 2, 1983

Citations

425 So. 2d 1207 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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