STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT,

v.

SARAH S. HARRIS, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• S. Walls, Inc. v. Stilwell Corp. & Andrew O. Stilwell, 810 So. 2d 566 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …g than homestead exemption, as defined for tax purposes. Doing v. Riley, 176 F. 2d 449 (5th Cir.1949). Therefore, the appellee’s reliance on Article X, Section 7, Constitution of the State of Florida (1885) is misplaced. In In Re Estate of Wartels, 357 So. 2d 708 (Fla.1978), the court held that a co-op is not homestead for purposes of the laws relating to devise and descent. However, in Ammerman v. Markham, 222 So. 2d 423 (Fla.1969), the court held that a co-op may qualify as homestead for purposes of taxati…
• Vista Ctr. Venture v. Unlike Anything, Inc., 603 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992)
  …ly, factual issues that are not triable as a matter of right before a jury such as in probate or equity cases may be tried at the discretion of the trial court before an advisory jury. In Re Wartels’ Estate, 338 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 3d DCA1976) affirmed, 357 So. 2d 708 (Fla.1978); In Re Fanelli’s Estate, 336 So. 2d 631 (Fla. 2d DCA1976); Gulf Life Insurance Company v. Urquiaga, 251 So. 2d 904 (Fla. 2d DCA1971). Where the parties have effectively waived their right to a common law jury trial there is no right to su…
• Stone v. Stone, 157 So. 3d 295 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
  …property that is considered homestead for the purpose of exemption from ad valorem taxation is not necessarily considered homestead for the purpose of devise restrictions. See, e.g., Snyder v. Davis, 699 So. 2d 999 (Fla.1997); In re Wartels’ Estate, 357 So. 2d 708 (Fla.1978); Willens v. Garcia, 53 So. 3d 1113 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). In fact, we have held specifically that individuals conveying their residence to a QPRT may still be entitled to the homestead tax exemption. Nolte v. White, 784 So. 2d 493, 494 (Fla.…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Harris, 356 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 1978)