Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1987

Van Dusen v. Southeast Bank, N.A.

Van Dusen v. Southeast Bank, N.A.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 6, 1987 · Ferguson, Hendry, Jorgenson
513 So. 2d 1332; 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2366; 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10476 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Van Dusen v. Southeast Bank, N.A.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

In the first appearance of this case we reversed a summary judgment and remanded the case for trial, holding that a probate court order discharging the personal representative was no bar to an action by the heirs against the representative for a breach of fiduciary duty. Van Dusen v. Southeast First Nat’l Bank, 478 So.2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). The facts are set out in that case.

After a presentation of the plaintiffs’ evidence at a jury trial, the court granted the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Considering the evidence in the light most favorable to, and indulging in every reasonable inference on behalf of the non-movant, there was no evidence on which the jury could lawfully return a verdict for the plaintiff. See City of Hialeah v. Rehm, 455 So.2d 458 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984), rev. denied, 462 So.2d 1107 (Fla. 1985).

Affirmed.

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