Florida Statute 76.31 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 76
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76.31 Judgments.—If a default is entered for plaintiff and defendant has retaken the property on a forthcoming bond, final judgment shall be entered at the same time against defendant and the surety on the bond for the amount of the judgment against defendant if it is less than the value of the property as fixed by the officer, or for the value of the property so fixed if the value is less than the judgment against defendant. If defendant has retaken the property on a bond to pay the debt, the judgment shall also be entered against the surety for the amount of the judgment against defendant. When judgment is entered against defendant after trial, it shall be entered against the surety as above provided except that the value of the property retaken by defendant shall be found by the court or jury, as the case may be, and stated in the finding or verdict.

History.—RS 1664; GS 2128; RGS 3429; CGL 5282; s. 26, ch. 67-254.

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Total Results: 3

Globe Aero Ltd., Inc. v. AIR & GEN. FIN. LTD.

537 So. 2d 628, 1988 WL 138550

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 1988 | Docket: 100720

Cited 1 times | Published

action properly conformed to the dictates of section 76.31, Florida Statutes (1987), which requires that

Gordon v. Houston Air Craft Sales, Inc.

218 So. 2d 206, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6240

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 28, 1969 | Docket: 64508231

Published

that he did not represent her in the cause. By § 76.31 Fla.Stat., F.S.A., the liability of the surety

Florida Insurance Exchange v. Adler

174 So. 2d 75, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4533

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1965 | Docket: 64492791

Published

889-90. For the same reasons the provisions of § 76.31, which permit judgment to be entered summarily

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