Case Name: In re: ESTATE of Earl Tom PRIDGEON, Jr., Deceased
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1977-08-25
Citations: 349 So. 2d 741
Docket Number: No. DD-43
Parties: In re: ESTATE of Earl Tom PRIDGEON, Jr., Deceased.
Judges: McCORD, C. J., and BOYER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 349
Pages: 741–742

Head Matter:
In re: ESTATE of Earl Tom PRIDGEON, Jr., Deceased.
No. DD-43.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Aug. 25, 1977.
Robert C. Parker, Jr., Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert A. Mick, Henry, Buchanan, Mick & English, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court correctly construed the term "independent action" appearing in § 733.705(3), Florida Statutes, 1975, to require the filing of a separate action upon a claim against an estate to which an objection has been filed rather than the filing of a petition for payment of the claim in the probate action. We find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in extending the claimant's time for filing such independent action.
Affirmed.
McCORD, C. J., and BOYER, J., concur.
RAWLS, J., dissents.