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SONZ v. ROSE-MARIE

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc
Jul 22, 1949
41 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 1949)

Opinion

June 28, 1949. Rehearing Denied July 22, 1949.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Dade County; Marshall C. Wiseheart, Judge.

Keen, O'Kelley Spitz, Tallahassee, Broad Cassel, Miami Beach, and Cushman Woodard, Miami, for appellants.

Ward Ward, Miami, and Martin Genet, Miami Beach, for appellees.


Affirmed.

ADAMS, C.J., and THOMAS, SEBRING and HOBSON, JJ., concur.

TERRELL, CHAPMAN, and BARNS, JJ., dissent.


It is my view and conclusion that the second amended bill of complaint, as dismissed below, contains equity and its allegations are legally sufficient to establish a resulting trust and the appellees-defendants should be required to answer the same. See Lofton v. Sterrett, 23 Fla. 565, 2 So. 837; Geter v. Simmons, 57 Fla. 423, 49 So. 131; McGill v. Chappelle, 71 Fla. 479, 71 So. 836; Thomas v. Goodbread, 78 Fla. 278, 82 So. 835; Semple v. Semple, 90 Fla. 7, 105 So. 134; Dale v. Jennings, 90 Fla. 234, 107 So. 175; Fisher v. Grady, 131 Fla. 1, 178 So. 852; Elvins v. Seestedt, 148 Fla. 408, 4 So.2d 532, and similar cases. From all the evidence adduced the Chancellor then could decree whether the deceased, Max Sonz, by each written instrument intended a gift or a resulting trust of the described property. I would reverse the order of dismissal of the second amended bill of complaint and require the appellees-defendants to answer.

TERRELL and BARNS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

SONZ v. ROSE-MARIE

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc
Jul 22, 1949
41 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 1949)
Case details for

SONZ v. ROSE-MARIE

Case Details

Full title:BEN SONZ, SYLVIA SONZ LASH, AND MILLICENT SONZ DWORKIN, AS ADMINISTRATORS…

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc

Date published: Jul 22, 1949

Citations

41 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 1949)