DWIGHT GUILFORD, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Bryan v. Dethlefs, 959 So. 2d 314 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007)
  …ssentially one of law only and determinable by entry of summary judgment.”). III. ANALYSIS The polestar of trust or will interpretation is the settlor’s intent. Arellano v. Bisson, 847 So. 2d 998 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003); Phillips v. Estate of Holzmann, 740 So. 2d 1, 2 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). Intent is ascertained from the four corners of the document through consideration of “all the provisions of the will taken together, rather than from detached portions or any particular form of words. This rule prevails whethe…
• Cutler v. Cutler, 994 So. 2d 341 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)
  …iscovered the wording of the will be given such liberal construction and interpretation as will effectuate the intention of the testator so far as may be consistent with established rules of law.”) (citation omitted); Phillips v. Estate of Holzmann, 740 So. 2d 1, 2 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (“The polestar in construing any will is to ascertain the intent of the testator.”). In this case, the trust agreement expressly stated that the corpus of the trust, that is, the interests in Edith’s residence and the adjacent…
• Giller v. Grossman (Fla. 3d DCA 2021)

Authorities Cited

• State v. Woodley, 695 So. 2d 297 (Fla. 1997)