From our private database of 47,000+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.
Speck v. Bussey (In re Estate of Colding)
Florida District Court of Appeal
147 So. 2d 338 (1962)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
Mary Colding died with a will that devised 100 shares of AT&T stock to her sister, Margaret Speck (defendant), “which at [Speck’s] death shall be divided between Nancy and Susan Walker, my nieces.” The executrix of Colding’s estate, Evelyn Bussey (plaintiff), argued that the provision created a life estate in Speck and a vested remainder interest in Colding’s two nieces. In contrast, Speck contended that the purported devise to Nancy and Susan was void because the stock had been devised to Speck in fee simple. The trial court agreed with Bussey, finding that Speck was entitled to specified rights in the stock during her lifetime. Speck appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Carroll, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 899,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 47,000 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
