Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Valleskey v. Flagship National Bank of Miami

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 16, 1987 · Ferguson, Nesbitt, Schwartz

508 So. 2d 541; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1486; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8824 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.

It is clear that attorney’s fees were properly assessed against the estate for the defense of the personal representative in a non-frivolous, but ultimately unsuccessful action by the beneficiaries to surcharge the p.r. for alleged improprieties in the performance of its duties.1 Anderson v. *542Anderson, 468 So.2d 528 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), pet. for review denied, 476 So.2d 672 (Fla. 1985); § 733.609, Fla.Stat. (1985) (“In all actions challenging the proper exercise of a personal representative’s powers, the court shall award taxable costs ... including attorney’s fees.”).

Affirmed.

. See Valleskey v. Flagship Nat'l Bank of Miami, 495 So.2d 756 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986) (per curiam).

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