BONE v. BONE

No. 96-00019.

677 So.2d 82 (1996)

William B. BONE, individually and as Co-Trustee of the Aubrey H. Bone Revocable Trust, Appellant, v. Ruth H. BONE and Ronald Irwin Croft, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wofford H. Stidham of Lane, Trohn, Clarke, Bertrand, Vreeland & Jacobsen, Bartow, for Appellant.

Richard M. Zabak and Peter J. Kelly of Shackleford, Farrior, Stallings & Evans, Tampa, P.A., for Appellee Ruth Bone.

Ted E. Karatinos of Seely & Karatinos, P.A., St. Petersburg, for Appellee Croft.


BLUE, Judge.

William B. Bone, individually and as co-trustee of the Aubrey H. Bone Revocable Trust, appeals the trial court's order that denied a change of venue. He argues that his co-trustee, Ronald Irwin Croft, is not a bona fide defendant and, therefore, Croft's presence in the suit as a defendant cannot establish venue in Pinellas County. We agree and reverse.

Ruth H. Bone, the trust's beneficiary, filed this action to remove William Bone as co-trustee...

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