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Title: Estate William L. Farris v. John T. Bond
Author : Third District. District Court of Appeal of Florida
Release Date : January 02, 1959
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 64 KB

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The appellant, widow of the deceased, and a beneficiary of his estate, filed her petition in the county judges court for an order authorizing and directing the executor to pay to her attorneys reasonable fees for services rendered to the estate of her deceased husband. After hearing upon the petition the county judge denied the same with the following finding: "[The] services rendered by the attorneys of Margaret B. Farris, were rendered at her request and in her behalf and that the services thus rendered did not enhance the estate and did not produce any material benefit to the estate of the decedent * * *." The widow, original petitioner and appellant here, appeals from this order. It is her contention that her attorneys services were of benefit to the estate and that her attorneys are entitled to compensation for these services under section 734.01(2), Fla.Stat., F.S.A., which provides as follows: