SMITH v. SILBERMAN

Nos. 89-497, 89-1473.

557 So.2d 78 (1990)

Harry B. SMITH and Robert Levy, As Personal Representatives of the Estate of Morton Silberman, Appellants/Cross Appellees, v. Phyllis SILBERMAN, Appellee/Cross Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruden, Barnett, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell and Woodrow "Mac" Melvin, Jr., Kenneth S. Klein, Miami, and Lisa C. Reynolds, for appellants/cross appellees.

Bruce Rogow, Fort Lauderdale, Floyd, Pearson, Richman, Greer, Weil, Zack & Brumbaugh and Gerald F. Richman and Robert Zarco, Miami, for appellee/cross appellant.

Before BASKIN, LEVY and GERSTEN, JJ.


LEVY, Judge.

This case involves an Estate's appeal and a widow's cross-appeal from a final judgment which awarded one $100,000.00 bearer bond to the Estate, and one $100,000.00 bearer bond to the widow. We hold that the trial court erred in deciding that the bonds were jointly owned.

Morton and Phyllis Silberman were married in 1983. Both were experienced and successful business persons. Morton was 59 at the time of the marriage and had a net worth in excess...

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