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Florida Statute 28.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 28.04 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 28.04 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
28.04 Justification of sureties.—Each surety upon such bond shall make affidavit that the surety is a resident of the county for which the clerk is to be commissioned, and that he or she has sufficient visible property therein unencumbered and not exempt from sale under legal process to make good his or her bond.
History.—s. 10, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 935; GS 1823; RGS 3068; CGL 4849; s. 3, ch. 17754, 1937; s. 1, ch. 20719, 1941; s. 155, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 28.04

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·In Re Freddie Maxton Bush, Debtor. Freddie Maxton Bush v. Balfour Beatty Bahamas, Ltd., 62 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 137 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 34 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 243, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 24462, 27 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 978, 1995 WL 488594

1991) (citing Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 28(4) (1982)). In the instant case, the bankruptcy
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·Auburn Mach. Works, Co., Inc. v. Jones, 366 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 1979).

Cited 61 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

effective to avoid the harm" (2 Harper & James, Torts, § 28.4; see Pike v. Hough Co., 2 Cal.3d 465, 85 Cal. Rptr
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·Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n & the State of Florida v. Wellington Precious Metals, Inc., Daniel Weiss, 950 F.2d 1525 (11th Cir. 1992).

Cited 54 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 350, 1992 WL 29

latter, civil contempt hearing. Weiss relies on § 28(4) of the Restatement (Second) of Judgments (1982)
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·Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,972 in Re Barry Stephens Yanks, Debtor. Martha Hoskins v. Barry Stephens Yanks, 931 F.2d 42 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 40 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 9408, 1991 WL 63741

Grogan Court specifically invoked section 28(4) of the Restatement (Second) of Judgments (1982)
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·Cook v. State, 921 So. 2d 631 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Cited 23 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 2242710

be applied. Restatement (Second) of Judgments Section 28(4) thus recognizes that a determination of an
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·Moore v. Wesley E. Garrison, Inc., 5 So. 2d 259 (Fla. 1941).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 148 Fla. 653, 1941 Fla. LEXIS 955

the assessor's tax roll for the year 1928 in Section 28; (4) the two lots were advertised and sold by the
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·Capital Bank v. Schuler, 421 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 35 A.L.R. 4th 976, 34 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1287, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21532

Utah Code Ann. § 70A-4-403 (1980); D.C. Code Ann. § 28:4-403 (Supp.VII 1980). [5] "Certain is often preceded
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·Code Revision Comm'n Ex Rel. Gen. Assembly of Ga. v. Pub..Resource.Org, Inc., 906 F.3d 1229 (11th Cir. 2018).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

as an adjunct to the General Assembly. O.C.G.A. § 28-4-3. Thus, not only is the Commission funded by legislative
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Bush v Balfour Beatty Bahamas, Ltd. (11th Cir. 1995).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

1991) (citing Restatement (Second) of Judgments § 28(4) (1982)). In the instant case, the bankruptcy

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