Florida Reported Decisions Lawyer

Reported Decisions of Cases by Joseph W. “Jay” Fleece, III

Mr. Fleece’s long involvement with trust and estate litigation can be seen in the appellate cases that have been reported in which he was involved. These cases have dealt with issues such as trustee removal for breach of fiduciary duty, undue influence in the making of a will, Florida’s elective share statutes and the rights of surviving spouses, the unconstitutionality of Florida’s Mortmain Statute and many other legal issues and disputes surrounding estate and trust administration.

Reported Cases

• Ebeling v. SunTrust Bank as trustee of Richard W. Kohler Tr., 275 So. 3d 716 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)
• In re Estate of Magee, 988 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2007)
• Via v. Putnam 656 So. 2d 460 (Fla. 1995)
• Putnam v. Via, 638 So. 2d 981 (Fla 2^nd DCA 1994)
• Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. Zrillic, 563 So. 2d 64 (Fla. 1990)
• McKee v. Touterlot Bros., Inc. 444 So 2d 590 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1984)
• Grasso v Grasso, 113 So. 3d 855 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2012)
• Grasso v. Grasso, 143 So. 3d 1050 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2014)
• Lee v. Estate of Payne, 148 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2013)
• Ehmann v. Fla. National Bank at Ocala, 515 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 5^th DCA 1987)
• In re Estate of Magee, 902 So. 2^nd 909 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2005)
• Bowen v. City of St. Petersburg, 642 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1994)
• Zrillic v. Estate of Romans, 535 So. 2d 294 (Fla. 5^th DCA1988)
• Carey v. Rocke, 18 So. 3^rd 1266 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2009)
• Benasutti v. Costala, 526 So. 2d1080 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1988)
• In Re Estate of Helm, 820 So. 2d 449, (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2002)
• Rubin v. Centerbanc Fed. Saving & loan Ass’n 487 So. 2d1193 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1986)
• Burgess v. Prince, 25 So. 3^rd 705 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2010)
• Boren v. Suntrust Bank, 46 So. 3d 1156 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2010)
• Johnson v Bay Pines Federal Credit Union, 544 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1989)
• Scott v. Reyes, 913 So. 2d 13, (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2005)
• Liebrich v. Trial Strategies, Inc., 40 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2010)
• Galego v. Robinson, 695 So. 2d 443 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1997)
• Jacobs v. Vaillancourt, 634 So. 2d 667 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1994)
• Casey v. Jensen, 189 So. 3d 924 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2016)
• First Union Nat. Bank of Florida N.A. v Estate of Mizell, 807 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 5^th DCA 2001)
• All Children’s Hospital v. Owens, 754 So. 2d 802 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2000)
• Rutherford v. Gascon, 679 So. 2d 329 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1996)
• Gahn v. Holiday Property Bond, Ltd., 826 So. 2^d 423 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 2002)
• Gridley v. Galego, 698 So. 2d 273 (Fla. 2^nd DCA 1997)

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