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Shamas v. Ritter

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 15, 1983
432 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. 82-1266.

May 3, 1983. Rehearing Denied June 15, 1983.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Edmund W. Newbold, Judge.

Horton, Perse Ginsberg and Mallory H. Horton, Miami, for appellants.

McDonald McDonald and David McDonald, Kimbrell, Hamann, Jennings, Womack, Carlson Kniskern, and Joseph F. Jennings, Miami, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., FERGUSON, J., and GOMEZ, HELIO, Associate Judge.


The trial court's findings that appellee overcame the presumption of undue influence by coming forward with a reasonable explanation for her active role in the testatrix's affairs, especially in the preparation of a new will, is supported by competent and substantial evidence and thus, will not be disturbed. See In re Estate of Carpenter, 253 So.2d 697 (Fla. 1971); In re Estate of Blakey, 363 So.2d 630 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Shamas v. Ritter

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Jun 15, 1983
432 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)
Case details for

Shamas v. Ritter

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE J. SHAMAS, MICHAEL J. SHAMAS, AND REBECCA KREED SHAMAS, APPELLANTS…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Jun 15, 1983

Citations

432 So. 2d 128 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

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