Case Name: James Edward VASS, Appellant, v. Gladys Lovell Small VASS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1980-06-18
Citations: 384 So. 2d 950
Docket Number: No. 78-2276
Parties: James Edward VASS, Appellant, v. Gladys Lovell Small VASS, Appellee.
Judges: MOORE, HERSEY and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 384
Pages: 950–950

Head Matter:
James Edward VASS, Appellant, v. Gladys Lovell Small VASS, Appellee.
No. 78-2276.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 18, 1980.
Paul W. Potter, Jr., Riviera Beach, and Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Edna L. Caruso, West Palm Beach, and Jack E. Ackerman of Johnson, Ackerman & Bakst, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm. The burden of proof to support a finding of a special equity was on appellant. Tanner v. Tanner, 194 So.2d 702 (Fla.2d DCA 1967). The sufficiency of appellant's showing in that regard depended upon the facts. It is well settled that the findings of the trier of fact, if supported by substantial evidence, are not to be disturbed on appeal. First National Bank of Daytona Beach v. Cobbett, 82 So.2d 870 (Fla.1955). Taken in the light most favorable to appel-lee, as required by Williams v. Williams, 177 So.2d 865 (Fla.3rd DCA 1965) we determine that the trial court's findings do not constitute that abuse of discretion required by Canakaris v. Canakaris, 382 So.2d 1197 (1980) to warrant reversal.
WE THEREFORE AFFIRM.
MOORE, HERSEY and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., concur.