IN RE ESTATE OF COOK

No. 70-624.

245 So.2d 694 (1971)

In re ESTATE OF Robert O. COOK, Deceased. Eulalie S. COOK, Appellant, v. PALMER FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF SARASOTA, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 10, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ezra J. Regen, Sarasota, for appellant.

Worth Dexter, Jr., of Dexter, Conlee & Bissell, Sarasota, for appellee.


MANN, Judge.

An order fixing attorney's fees in a probate proceeding is "final" in the sense that it is an appealable order although it may not be the last such order in an estate. Fla. P&GR 5.100. It is apparent upon reflection that probate proceedings differ from ordinary litigation in that the rights of outside parties are from time to time determined and orders entered in the course of administration result in payment, or the necessity for filing suit, whereas...

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