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MATTER OF COOKE

No. 60669.

412 So.2d 340 (1982)

In the matter of John L. COOKE, Individually and d/b/a J.L. Cooke Realty and Maureen E. COOKE, Bankrupt. John L. COOKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sonia URANSKY, Trustee, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 28, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Burnett, Fort Myers, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Donald of Pavese, Shields, Garner, Haverfield, Kluttz & Cottrell, Fort Myers, for defendant-appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals, the former Fifth Circuit, asks by certified question whether Florida allows foreigners visiting the United States as tourists to place a residence owned in this state beyond the reach of creditors under the Florida homestead exemption. Cooke v. Uransky (In the Matter of Cooke), 643 F.2d 277 (5th Cir.1981). We answer this question in the negative and agree with the...

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