Florida Statute 90.303 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 90
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F.S. 90.303

90.303 Presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence defined.—In a civil action or proceeding, unless otherwise provided by statute, a presumption established primarily to facilitate the determination of the particular action in which the presumption is applied, rather than to implement public policy, is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379.

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DEPT. OF AGR. & CONSUMER SERV. v. Bonanno

568 So. 2d 24, 1990 WL 141444

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 1990 | Docket: 1526662

Cited 29 times | Published

concerning the nonexistence of the presumed fact. Section 90.303, Florida Statutes (1987), defines the former

Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. Warfel

82 So. 3d 47, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 50, 2012 WL 224104, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 195

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 2012 | Docket: 60306224

Cited 15 times | Published

or “bursting bubble” presumption governed by section 90.303, Florida Statutes (2005), whereas Universal

Estate of Brock

692 So. 2d 907, 1996 WL 650681

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 1996 | Docket: 1524605

Cited 9 times | Published

satisfied, and the presumption vanishes. See also § 90.303, Fla.Stat. In the case before us, the witnesses

Hlad v. State

565 So. 2d 762, 1990 WL 98751

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 1990 | Docket: 1403851

Cited 9 times | Published

the determination of a particular action (see § 90.303, Fla. Stat.) while the Morgan-McCormick-§ 90.302(2)

Hack v. Janes

878 So. 2d 440, 2004 WL 1584910

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 2004 | Docket: 760106

Cited 7 times | Published

presumptions not included within the definition of section 90.303, i.e., presumptions that implement public policy

Hack v. Estate of Helling

811 So. 2d 822, 2002 WL 440557

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 2002 | Docket: 1723331

Cited 6 times | Published

Evidence §§ 303.1 and 304.1 (2001 ed.), citing § 90.303, Florida Statutes (the Evidence Code). [5] See

Berwick v. Prudential Property & Cas. Ins. Co.

436 So. 2d 239, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 22657

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1983 | Docket: 1340262

Cited 6 times | Published

affecting the burden of producing evidence," see § 90.303, Fla. Stat. (1981), a "bursting bubble" presumption

INS. CO. OF ST., PA v. Estate of Guzman

421 So. 2d 597

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 1982 | Docket: 1157495

Cited 5 times | Published

concerning the nonexistence of the presumed fact. Section 90.303, Florida Statutes (1979), provides: In a civil

Warfel v. Universal Insurance Co. of North America

36 So. 3d 136, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 6572, 2010 WL 1874367

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 2010 | Docket: 1639037

Cited 2 times | Published

AFFECTING THE BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE UNDER SECTION 90.303. WALLACE, J., Concurs. VILLANTI, J., Dissents

Martin v. State

711 So. 2d 117, 1998 WL 204811

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 1998 | Docket: 1700605

Cited 2 times | Published

the nonexistence of the presumed fact." [5] See § 90.303, Fla. Stat. (1997), which provides: "In a civil

In Re Estate of Davis

462 So. 2d 12

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 1984 | Docket: 1509894

Cited 2 times | Published

discussion; and the important point to me is that Section 90.303, Florida Statutes (1976),[5] plainly provides

Gross v. Zimmerman

197 So. 3d 1248, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12070, 2016 WL 4205345

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2016 | Docket: 60256186

Cited 1 times | Published

section 61.30(a) is a presumption defined by section 90.303, Florida Statutes, as a presumption affecting

Levin v. Ethan Allen, Inc.

823 So. 2d 132, 2002 WL 561378

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2002 | Docket: 1512732

Cited 1 times | Published

evidence without regard to the presumption...."); § 90.303, Fla. Stat. (2000) ("unless otherwise provided

TYMOTHY RAY MARTIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2018 | Docket: 6385925

Published

372 So. 2d 438, 440 (Fla. 1979); then quoting § 90.303, Fla. Stat. (1985))). The amendment at issue before

Thomasena Mitchell v. Miami Dade County aka MDPD (Intracoastal) etc.

186 So. 3d 65

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 2016 | Docket: 3039863

Published

3d 577, 581 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009) (en banc). Section 90.303, Florida Statutes, explains that presumptions

Rocke v. American Research Bureau

184 So. 3d 1221, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 698, 2016 WL 231149

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 2016 | Docket: 3029526

Published

affecting the burden of producing evidence. § 90.303. The Florida Probate Code clarifies that

Rocke v. American Research Bureau

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 2015 | Docket: 3010556

Published

the burden of producing evidence. § 90.303. The Florida Probate Code clarifies

Thorne v. Department of Corrections

36 So. 3d 805, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 7323, 2010 WL 2077167

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 26, 2010 | Docket: 2410362

Published

the presumption did initially arise, it was a section 90.303 presumption and did not survive in the face

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 19, 2003 | Docket: 64823856

Published

Stat. Classification of re-buttable presumptions. § 90.303, Fla. Stat. Presumption affecting the burden of

In re Estate of Davis

428 So. 2d 774, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19419

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1983 | Docket: 64595892

Published

concerning the nonexistence of the presumed fact. Section 90.303 provides: Presumption affecting the burden