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In re Estate of Bousfield

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 10, 1992
598 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

Opinion

No. 91-2732.

June 10, 1992.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Indian River County; James B. Balsiger, Judge.

J. Stockton Bryan of Bryan Hough, P.A., Stuart, for appellant.

James S. Telepman of Murphy, Reid, Pilotte Ross, P.A., Palm Beach, for appellees.


Because we cannot confidently say that the trial judge actually admitted and considered the depositions of the two experts in this attorney's fees proceeding, we reverse his decision allowing a fee of $3,000 for the personal representative's lawyer. On remand the trial court shall admit and consider the depositions and, making the requisite findings for attorney's fees in probate cases, see In Re Estate of Platt, 586 So.2d 328 (Fla. 1991), fix the final fee allowed the personal representative's lawyer.

REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS.

ANSTEAD, WARNER and FARMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

In re Estate of Bousfield

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 10, 1992
598 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)
Case details for

In re Estate of Bousfield

Case Details

Full title:IN RE THE ESTATE OF HUMPHREY G. BOUSFIELD, DECEASED, APPELLANT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jun 10, 1992

Citations

598 So. 2d 1083 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

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