State Supreme Court / Fla.

In Re Estate of Carpenter

Decided June 9, 1971. David L. McCain wrote the opinion for the court.

253 So. 2d 697 · Cited 145 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In re Estate of MacPhee · 187 So. 2d 679
Quinn v. Phipps · 113 So. 419
Leonetti v. Boone · 74 So. 2d 551
Estate Clara R. Starr v. Wilson · 170 So. 620
Hamilton v. Morgan · 112 So. 80
In Re: Peters Estate v. Fla. Nat'l. Bank of Jax · 20 So. 2d 487
In Re Palmer's Estate · 48 So. 2d 732
Marston v. Churchill · 187 So. 762
Parker v. Penny · 117 So. 703
Gulle v. Boggs · 174 So. 2d 26
Rigot v. Bucci · 245 So. 2d 51
Heasley v. Evans · 104 So. 2d 854
Seaboard Air Line RR Co. v. Lake Region Packing Ass'n · 211 So. 2d 25
Shaw v. York · 187 So. 2d 397
In Re Auerbacher's Estate · 41 So. 2d 659
Sturm v. Gibson · 185 So. 2d 732

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