FEATHER v. ESTATE OF SANKO

No. 79-1597/T4-674.

390 So.2d 746 (1980)

Beverly FEATHER, Appellant, v. In re ESTATE of Harry D. SANKO, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Townsend and Mary Smith Townsend, of Townsend & Townsend, Kissimmee, for appellant.

Devo A. Heller of Brinson, Smith & Heller, P.A., Kissimmee, for appellee.


SHARP, Judge.

Beverly Feather appeals from a judgment of the probate court admitting Harry D. Sanko's (her father's) will to probate and barring her right to contest the validity of the will because she failed to file an "answer" within twenty days after receiving service of Mildred Thompson's petition to probate the will pursuant to section 731.301(1)(a), Florida Statutes (1977). Under the facts and circumstances of this case, the trial court erred in not requiring...

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