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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
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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
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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 _
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~ the property, as of Februaty 1, 1983 as shaan by an h1AI a~raisal of the ~ '
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sa?d property was $235,000.00. -
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' 8. That th~ contract provides for an award of attorneys fees to
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Plaintiff in ttie event of any litigation arisinq out of the con
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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
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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
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that a reasonaUle fee to be awa~'ded Plaintiff is $4,500.00 less a ~
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credit of $125.OQ previously paid by the Defendant, a net ac~ard o` c-mi~
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~ attorneys fees of $4,375.~U. (t; ~
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10. The Court finds that the Plazntiff is also entitled to ~
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reimburs~nents of costs in the arrou.nt of $743.6Q. It is thereu~i, -o ~
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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
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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
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~ 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
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3rd day of April.~~`~,5~&4uru~f~~~ _ .
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