LONGMIRE v. ESTATE OF RUFFIN

Nos. 4D03-4095, 4D04-1925.

909 So.2d 443 (2005)

Kathyleen LONGMIRE, Appellant, v. ESTATE OF Susie RUFFIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 24, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helene Hvizd Morris and Gwendolyn Key Tuggle, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Philip M. Burlington of Philip M. Burlington, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Raymond M. Christian, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, for appellee.


STONE, J.

Longmire appeals an order denying her motion to extend the time to file a claim in probate. We have consolidated Longmire's appeal of a final judgment on cross-claim and order of dismissal in an underlying personal injury/wrongful death suit. The dismissal of the tort case is founded on the probate order rejecting Longmire's claim against the appellee estate as untimely. We reverse as to both.

The probate order is based on the trial court's conclusion...

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