Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2025

John Paul Begley, as the Personal Representatitve of the Estate of Brandon Kyle Begley v. Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc., D/B/A Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church of Mother Earth Retreat & Welness Center, Christopher Young, Verena Young, Scott Irwin, 1371 Hancock Lone Palm Road, Land Trust and 1371 Hancock Loane Palm Road, LLC.

John Paul Begley, as the Personal Representatitve of the Estate of Brandon Kyle Begley v. Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc., D/B/A Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church of Mother Earth Retreat & Welness Center, Christopher Young, Verena Young, Scott Irwin, 1371 Hancock Lone Palm Road, Land Trust and 1371 Hancock Loane Palm Road, LLC.
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided September 30, 2025

John Paul Begley, as the Personal Representatitve of the Estate of Brandon Kyle Begley v. Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc., D/B/A Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church of Mother Earth Retreat & Welness Center, Christopher Young, Verena Young, Scott Irwin, 1371 Hancock Lone Palm Road, Land Trust and 1371 Hancock Loane Palm Road, LLC.

Opinion

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 6D2024-2067 Lower Tribunal No. 2020-CA-003387-O _____________________________ JOHN PAUL BEGLEY, as the Representative of the ESTATE OF BRANDON KYLE BEGLEY, Appellant, v. SOUL QUEST CHURCH OF MOTHER EARTH, INC. d/b/a SOUL QUEST AYAHUASCA CHURCH OF MOTHER EARTH RETREAT & WELLNESS CENTER, et al., Appellees.

_____________________________ Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.130 from the Circuit Court for Orange County.

Eric J. Netcher, Judge.

September 30, 2025 PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

TRAVER, C.J., and WHITE and GANNAM, JJ., concur.

John A. Anthony and Cameryn R. Lackey, of Anthony & Partners, LLC, Tampa, and William M.

Chapman and Robert N. Hogan, II, of Hogan & Chapman, P.L., West Palm Beach, for Appellants.

Derek B. Brett, of Burnside Law Group, Dartmouth, NS, Canada, for Appellee, Soul Quest Church of Mother Earth, Inc. d/b/a Soul Quest Ayahuasca Church of Mother Earth Retreat & Wellness Center.

No Appearance for Other Appellees.

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF TIMELY FILED

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