Clement v. Mandel

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Clement v. Mandel

486 So. 2d 690, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 883, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7328

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida

DecidedApril 15, 1986

DocketNo. 85-2506

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PER CURIAM.

' We agree with the appellant that the trial court erred in denying, on the basis of laches, Robert Clement’s petition to be determined the lawful heir of Felix S. Solomon. See Sheffield v. Barry, 153 Fla. 144, 14 So.2d 417 (1943). The judgment denying Clement’s petition is, accordingly, reversed. On remand, we direct the trial court to consider the other issues raised below which it declined to address, including the effect of the Michigan probate court’s vacation of an adoption order entered in 1933. In so doing, the court shall be guided by the principles established in Mott v. First National Bank of St. Petersburg, 98 Fla. 444, 124 So. 36 (1929). See also In re [691]*691Estate of O’Dea, 29 Cal.App.3d 759, 105 Cal.Rptr. 756 (1973).

Reversed and remanded with directions.

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PER CURIAM.

' We agree with the appellant that the trial court erred in denying, on the basis of laches, Robert Clement’s petition to be determined the lawful heir of Felix S. Solomon. See Sheffield v. Barry, 153 Fla. 144, 14 So.2d 417 (1943). The judgment denying Clement’s petition is, accordingly, reversed. On remand, we direct the trial court to consider the other issues raised below which it declined to address, including the effect of the Michigan probate court’s vacation of an adoption order entered in 1933. In so doing, the court shall be guided by the principles established in Mott v. First National Bank of St. Petersburg, 98 Fla. 444, 124 So. 36 (1929). See also In re [691]*691Estate of O’Dea, 29 Cal.App.3d 759, 105 Cal.Rptr. 756 (1973).

Reversed and remanded with directions.

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