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Fla. Stat. § 46.031 (2025)

Actions by husband and wife, parent or guardian and child.

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46.031 Actions by husband and wife, parent or guardian and child.—In any action brought by a husband and his wife, parent or guardian and child for an injury done to the wife or child, in which the wife or child is necessarily joined as coplaintiff, the husband, parent or guardian may join claims of any nature in his or her own right.

History.—s. 11, ch. 1096, 1861; RS 1005; GS 1390; RGS 2586; CGL 4226; s. 1, ch. 21886, 1943; s. 1, ch. 28283, 1953; s. 2, ch. 67-254; s. 266, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 46.09.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1972–1972 · leading case: Miles v. Penny, 37 Fla. Supp. 98 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Lake Cty. 1972).

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Miles v. Penny, 37 Fla. Supp. 98 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Lake Cty. 1972). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs admit that this would be an advantage to the defendants in that then the negligence, if any, of the driver of the automobile in which plaintiffs were riding could be made an issue in the case, but that for this very reason it is better to avoid the confusion and…”

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