McKEAN v. WARBURTON

No. SC04-1243.

919 So.2d 341 (2005)

Thomas McKEAN, et al., Petitioners, v. Peter WARBURTON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

As Revised on Denial of Rehearing January 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Barkett of Collins, Brown, Caldwell, Barkett and Garavaglia, Chartered, Vero Beach, FL, for Petitioner.

Troy B. Hafner, LL.M of Gould, Cooksey, Fennell, O'Neill, Marine, Carter and Hafner, P.A., Vero Beach, FL, for Respondent.

Robert W. Goldman of Goldman Felcoski and Stone, P.A., Naples, Florida and John W. Little, III of Brigham and Moore, LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida on behalf of Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, as Amicus Curiae.


QUINCE, J.

We have for review a decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal which certified the following question to be of great public importance:

WHERE A DECEDENT IS NOT SURVIVED BY A SPOUSE OR ANY MINOR CHILDREN, DOES DECEDENT'S HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, WHEN NOT SPECIFICALLY DEVISED, PASS TO GENERAL DEVISEES BEFORE RESIDUARY DEVISEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 733.805, FLORIDA STATUTES?

Warburton v. McKean, 877 So.2d 50...

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