BARFIELD v. SCHMON

No. 88-0068.

537 So.2d 1056 (1989)

Daniel BARFIELD, Appellant, v. Galena SCHMON and Robert Curl, As Personal Representatives of the Estate of Robert Schmon, Deceased, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Clarification and Reconsideration Denied February 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest A. Alexis, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Sperry & Shapiro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Gary M. Farmer of Gary M. Farmer, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


HERSEY, Chief Judge.

In this action brought under Florida's Wrongful Death Act, sections 768.16-768.27, Florida Statutes (1987), appellant challenges the right of appellees, as foreign personal representatives, to bring an action under this statute without complying with Florida's probate statutes pertaining to ancillary administration. Put more directly, the issue is whether foreign personal representatives have standing and capacity to bring an action in Florida...

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