MILLS v. LAWHON

Nos. AU-171, AU-172.

448 So.2d 1162 (1984)

John MILLS, Jr., Appellant, v. Shirley LAWHON, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Lesley James Lawhon, Deceased, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roosevelt Randolph of Knowles & Randolph, Tallahassee, for appellant.

William H. Davis of Wadsworth, Davis & Hinkle, Tallahassee, for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, Mills seeks reversal of the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment and of a final summary judgment on Lawhon's creditor's bill. We affirm in both cases.

Mills was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for murdering Lesley James Lawhon. Thereafter, Shirley Eileen Lawhon, the victim's widow, filed a wrongful death action against Mills, who was on death row at Florida State Prison when...

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