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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0937 RE~ I 2328 P~ 20T as r~ll trustee baseci upc~ the law and the evidence, and s~cifically irt tha*_ tt~e llefenclaiit JULI~IN MARX terxlered a pc~rsonal chc~e}: and i~ot a "tzustee's check", and furtl~r in that MARX failed to ic~eiitify tl~c~ tr.ust estate~in ~1~ contract as required by SectiOn 737.306(1?, Florida Statutes, was not actirty as trustee uncier a classical test~~unentary or inter vivos trust, clid not produce any agr.e~nt which wnuld indicate his status as suc11, and thus is not afforded protection frcm individual liability under - t Section 737.306, F.S. 6. That the Plai.ntiff is entitled to recover fran the Deiendant JULt:~.:~ N1ARX as trustee and individually, as damages the difference betl~~n the ~ contract price of the property and the fair market ~alue of the property ~ as of the contract closing date, February I, 1983. ~ 7. That the contract price of the property contract~~ for by the ' Plaintiff and De~ern~ant was $500,000.00 and the fair market value of _ , ~ the property, as of Februaty 1, 1983 as shaan by an h1AI a~raisal of the ~ ' ; ~~a~~~ ~ sa?d property was $235,000.00. - ~ '84 DEC l 1 A 8:44 ' 8. That th~ contract provides for an award of attorneys fees to FIIEJ . ~ Plaintiff in ttie event of any litigation arisinq out of the con ~ . L:lCi~ : • 9. That based upon the testim~ny of a practicing attorney at law, THONiAS R. TOh1NSL•'~ID, JR. , and the testimQny of the attorn,ey for Plairctiff i' ~ and ttie afficiavits presented to the Caurt rel3tive to time spent Uy the Plaintiff's attorney ir~ prosecution of this action, the Court fincls i ~ that a reasonaUle fee to be awa~'ded Plaintiff is $4,500.00 less a ~ ~7 d ; credit of $125.OQ previously paid by the Defendant, a net ac~ard o` c-mi~ O ~o ~ J ~ attorneys fees of $4,375.~U. (t; ~ o . 10. The Court finds that the Plazntiff is also entitled to ~ i ~ reimburs~nents of costs in the arrou.nt of $743.6Q. It is thereu~i, -o ~ ~ z i t ORDEHED that the Plai.~tiff ,3~4•iES A. I~C7~PER, as Trustee of ~Ze w ~ JAh~'S W. & GERTRUDE K. HOOFER PA,KP~IERSHIP, recover from the Defendant , V ~ JUI,IAN ~3AR:{ as Trust~e and Individually t~~e sum or ~ZC ~ r UOO . 00 ~ius dLtGrlleV S fees in ~he suan of $4,375.00, plus oosts in the amount of $743.60, a total n ~ m ~ of $270,118.60 for all of «hich let e.~ec.-~atio ~ ssue. DOIv"E AND ORDEBF~. in=Rp~cklege, Brevard _o ty Co ou , Flo~ida this . - • ~ / 3rd day of April.~~`~,5~&4uru~f~~~ _ . ~u ~~:;:T~ oF f~o~ieN, c~~~vN s- ORD VERf~rED ~1 ? , ; ::r B'r :,~E~T!~' ,~•,a~ :n~ :~3~.~~~~~~~"~'bi~e H COUNTY F~A r ~~a.~ oj c~ 6~~g~~,a; t~,~ ~ ti; ~ F. o~s . , J4Nt~ 6. QUNKLE ~ R. ci . r ~ ~ t J~c~ gfl ~LERK C1RCUiT COURT ~ O ~ . ~A~ C:..v,u S t 1 E OfflClill R ~ ila Il O ` i;'? J RE~aR~~ aR~.'~~AO C~UNiY~ FiO RiO~ .«.wo~o ~M orsiow et4~ rr ~'y~; . i~, s~i s^~~ OF T~HI j s7 0~ e.s~ oouwfr. +~wM ~s~ r• ~ ,Nyst~j(~ ~fCM~ IEMRq ~ ~ Q~~arles tiolc~y,~~~ , ~ ~ ~ r ~y ADM :rkGE~ g~CHARD p. BRJ Julian i•Sarx ''!~~~uyu' ~ Cf~ 0~ ~ , . . . F,,:i?~~~ PA6f Q ~ . - - - _