Case Name: Herbert BOPP, Appellant, v. Shirley A. SIMS, Personal Representative of the Estate of E.E. Sims, Jr., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-03-08
Citations: 539 So. 2d 1165
Docket Number: No. 87-2304
Parties: Herbert BOPP, Appellant, v. Shirley A. SIMS, Personal Representative of the Estate of E.E. Sims, Jr., Appellee.
Judges: ANSTEAD and WALDEN, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., (Retired), Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 539
Pages: 1165–1165

Head Matter:
Herbert BOPP, Appellant, v. Shirley A. SIMS, Personal Representative of the Estate of E.E. Sims, Jr., Appellee.
No. 87-2304.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 8, 1989.
Rehearing Denied April 11, 1989.
William E. Ashcraft and Christine Hall of Christine Hall, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Gene Reibman of Rose, Rose & Reibman, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Michael Samuel, Hollywood, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
REVERSED. We reverse because we find in the record an affidavit from appellant, filed before the hearing on the motion for summary judgment, that asserts a defense that was left unresolved at the time summary judgment was entered. It also appears that the court's dismissal of appellant's counterclaim was improper because the grounds for dismissal should have been the subject of an affirmative defense. In addition, it appears that the counterclaim was not subject to the limitations provisions of the probate act, at least in an amount up to the amount claimed by the estate. See § 733.702(3)(d), Fla.Stat.(1987).
ANSTEAD and WALDEN, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., (Retired), Associate Judge, concur.