THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MIAMI, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE DEEGAN CASSIDY, DECEASED, APPELLANT,
v.
EFFIE KNOWLES, ADMINISTRATRIX AD LITEM OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN P. CASSIDY, DECEASED, APPELLEE
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The appellate court affirmed a lower court's decree that restored a deceased husband's assets to his estate, finding they were diverted by his wife through fraud and undue influence. The court found the lower court's findings of fact were adequately supported by the evidence.
No, the lower court's findings of fact were adequately supported by the evidence.
“This appeal, by the defendant below, is-from a decree of the circuit court restoring to the estate of a deceased husband his considerable assets which were found to have been diverted from him by his wife during the last year and one-half of his life, by fraud and undue influence.”
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This appeal, by the defendant below, is-from a decree of the circuit court restoring to the estate of a deceased husband his considerable assets which were found to have been diverted from him by his wife during the last year and one-half of his life, by fraud and undue influence.1
The cause was tried before the chancellor, who rendered a comprehensive decree setting forth his findings of fact and conclusions of law. Appellant argues that the principal findings are unsupported by the evidence. We have carefully reviewed the record and are unable to agree with appellant’s contention. The plaintiff’s case was-elaborately proved, and the chancellor’s findings which the appellant challenges are *96adequately supported by the evidence. No useful purpose would be served by detailing the pleadings, facts and evidence in this case.
Affirmed.
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