MITCHELL
v.
LEMIEUX

Fla. 5th DCA | 2018-08-06
No. 17-1585
Souto, J., Palmer, J., Orfinger, J., Munyon, L.T.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Fifth District (2018)

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Holding

An appellate court cannot reweigh evidence considered by the trial court but may only decide whether competent, substantial evidence exists to support the trial court's decision.


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[1] An appellate court reviewing a trial court's decision may not reweigh the evidence but may only determine whether competent, substantial evidence exists to support the tr…

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“appellate court cannot reweigh evidence considered by trial court; instead, appellate court can only decide whether competent, substantial evidence exists to support trial court's decision”

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Robert H. Mitchell, Jr., as personal representative of the estate of Robert H. Mitchell, appealed a circuit court decision involving disputes with Joh…

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Opinion of the Court
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

FIFTH DISTRICT

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

ROBERT H. MITCHELL, JR.,

AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT H. MITCHELL,

Appellant,

v. Case No. 5D17-1585

JOHN E. LEMIEUX, INDIVIDUALLY,

AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE ESTATE OF CURTIS F. MITCHELL

AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE CURTIS F.

MITCHELL LIVING TRUST, RICHARD F.

MITCHELL AND JANET MITCHELL WILSON,

Appellees.

________________________________/

Opinion filed August 10, 2018

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Melissa Souto, Judge.

Michael Kangas, of BaumannKangas Estate Law, Tampa, for Appellant.

Patrick A. McGee, of McGee & Powers, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee, John E. Lemieux, Individually, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Curtis F. Mitchell and as Trustee of the Curtis F. Mitchell Living Trust. No Appearance for other Appellees.

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PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Richardson v. Everbank, 152 So. 3d 1282, 1287-88 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) (holding appellate court cannot reweigh evidence considered by trial court; instead, appellate court can only decide whether competent, substantial evidence exists to support trial court’s decision).

PALMER and ORFINGER, JJ., and MUNYON, L.T., Associate Judge, concur.


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