District Court of Appeal of Florida

In a will dispute, summary judgment in favor of the testator's sons and against the testator's long-time companion, with whom he had owned two properties as tenants in common, is reversed where devises in the will validly passed a life estate in the testator's undivided half interest in the properties to the long-time companion, as he intended.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2006
• Published 10/20/2006

Judges

• CASANUEVA, Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• D. Keith Wickenden and William M. Pearson of Grant, Fridkin, Pearson, Athan & Crown, P.A., Naples, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jon Scuderi of Goldman Felcoski & Stone, P.A., Naples, for Appellees Mark H. Cornell and Timothy M. Cornell, Jr., No appearance for Appellee Elizabeth L. Cornell.