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In re Bergmann

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 31, 1974
305 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

Opinion

Nos. 74-458 and 74-463.

December 31, 1974.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Dade County, Frank B. Dowling, J.

Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick Hoehl and James E. Tribble, Miami, for appellant.

David R. Serns, North Miami Beach, Richard M. Gale, Miami, for appellees.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and NATHAN, J., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


The orders under review should be affirmed under the doctrine of equitable retainage. There is a duty upon executors to discharge a legatee's indebtedness to the estate before any distributions. See: 26A C.J.S. Descent Distribution § 141, wherein the following is found:

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"Where the indebtedness of heirs and distributees to the estate may be deducted from their shares, * * * such deductions are in preference to the claims of their other creditors. The rights of an attaching creditor of a distributee of the estate, with or without notice of the distributee's indebtedness to the estate, are no better than those which the distributee would have had if his distributive share had not been attached, and where the indebtedness of the heir to the estate is in excess of his share, he has no interest in the estate which can be reached by his creditors."

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In this connection, see: Haley v. Partain, 31 Ga. App. 144, 120 S.E. 14; Wilson v. Channell, 102 Kan. 793, 175 P. 95; Gosnell v. Flack, 76 Md. 423, 25 A. 411; Hull v. Vaughn, 23 Tenn. App. 448, 134 S.W.2d 206.

Therefore, the orders here under review be and the same are hereby affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

In re Bergmann

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Dec 31, 1974
305 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)
Case details for

In re Bergmann

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ESTATE OF AUGUSTUS H. BERGMANN, DECEASED. TECHNICOLOR, INC.…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 31, 1974

Citations

305 So. 2d 273 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

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