TILLMAN v. SMITH

No. 87-1506.

526 So.2d 730 (1988)

Lorraine C. TILLMAN, etc., Appellant, v. Virginia Savage SMITH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

May 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Townsend, Jr. of Walton & Townsend, Palatka, for appellant.

A. August Quesada, Jr. of Wildt, Quesada & Walker, Jacksonville, and Ronald E. Clark, Palatka, for appellee.


DANIEL, Judge.

This is an appeal by Lorraine Tillman, as personal representative of the estate of Elmer Smith, from an order awarding attorney's fees in the amount of $193,250 to counsel for appellee Virginia Savage Smith, the widow of Elmer Smith. We reverse.

Lorraine Tillman was the first wife of Elmer Smith. After Lorraine and Elmer were divorced in the 1970's, Elmer took up residence with Virginia Savage.

In April 1980, Virginia and Elmer executed...

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