Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1993

Belcher v. Belcher

Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 20, 1993 · Cope, Ferguson, Schwartz

619 So. 2d 978; 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4533; 1993 WL 120546 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Amisub of Fla., Inc. v. Billington, 560 So.2d 1271 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990); State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Pritcher, 546 So.2d 1060 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); Mortgage Corp. of America v. Inland Constr. Co., 447 So.2d 990 (Fla. 3d *979DCA 1984), pet. for review denied, 456 So.2d 1182 (Fla. 1984); see also Hensley Inc. Co. v. Echols, 159 Fla. 824, 31 So.2d 625 (1947); Bryan v. Justice, 247 So.2d 340 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971), cert, denied, 250 So.2d 898 (Fla. 1971).

SCHWARTZ, C.J., and FERGUSON, J., concur.

Dissenting Opinion

COPE, Judge

(dissenting).

As the trustee breached a duty owed to the co-trustee, see Ball v. Mills, 376 So.2d 1174, 1182 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979), cert, denied, 388 So.2d 1116 (Fla. 1980), a good claim has been stated under the wrongful act doctrine. I would reverse the judgment.

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