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Hamilton v. Trapp

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 21, 1981
392 So. 2d 1001 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 79-2278.

January 21, 1981.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, Robert S. Hewitt, J.

William M. Holland of Holland Smith, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Arthur P. Villwock and Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


In this suit for conversion of funds from a joint bank account the trial court found in favor of the appellee based upon conflicting evidence. Appellant claimed one-half of the account belonged to her, thus justifying her withdrawal of the funds in question. Appellee, on the other hand, contended that the funds were hers exclusively and that appellant's name had been placed on the account pursuant to an agreement between the parties that upon appellee's death appellant would use the funds in the account for the care and maintenance of appellee's granddaughter.

The trial court's findings indicate the appellee's version of the facts was accepted by the court. The record fully supports those findings.

Accordingly, the judgment appealed from is affirmed.

LETTS, C.J., DOWNEY and ANSTEAD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hamilton v. Trapp

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 21, 1981
392 So. 2d 1001 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)
Case details for

Hamilton v. Trapp

Case Details

Full title:LILLIE HAMILTON, APPELLANT, v. JERRY LENE TRAPP, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jan 21, 1981

Citations

392 So. 2d 1001 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

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