Florida Statute 55.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 55
JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 55.11

55.11 Judgments; no lien against municipalities.—No money judgment or decree against a municipal corporation is a lien on its property nor shall any execution or any writ in the nature of an execution based on the judgment or decree be issued or levied.

History.—s. 1, ch. 17125, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4492(4); s. 9, ch. 67-254.

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Cases Citing Statute 55.11

Total Results: 7

Bingham, Ltd. v. United States

724 F.2d 921, 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 25626

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Feb 9, 1984 | Docket: 780730

Cited 61 times | Published

Model Act’s definition of “ammunition”; 27 C.F.R. § 55.11 (1983) does not contain an express exclusion of

Berek v. Metropolitan Dade Cty.

396 So. 2d 756, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 18979

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 24, 1981 | Docket: 2537398

Cited 20 times | Published

County v. Smith, 61 Fla. 782, 54 So. 376 (1911); § 55.11, Fla. Stat. (1979). A creditor must depend on the

City of Ocoee v. State Ex Rel. Harris

20 So. 2d 674, 155 Fla. 514, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 564

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1945 | Docket: 3267101

Cited 12 times | Published

appeal here. Aside from the contention that Section 55.11 Fla. Statutes 1941 (same F.S.A.) precludes the

Pierce v. Town of Hastings

509 So. 2d 1134, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1407, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8590

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 4, 1987 | Docket: 2514579

Cited 8 times | Published

J.T., Associate Judge, concur. NOTES [1] See § 55.11, Fla. Stat. (1985); City of Ocoee v. State ex rel

City of Haines City v. Allen

549 So. 2d 678, 1989 WL 72158

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 1989 | Docket: 1542817

Cited 4 times | Published

language "for which let execution issue" and section 55.11, Florida Statutes (1987), which reads: No money

Island Silver & Spice, Inc. v. Islamorada

486 F. Supp. 2d 1347, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33605, 2007 WL 1319438

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2007 | Docket: 2385755

Cited 1 times | Published

of the judgment debtor. Because Florida Statute § 55.11 expressly provides that "no money judgment or decree

Northern Coats v. Metropolitan Dade County

588 So. 2d 1016, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 10523, 1991 WL 211276

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 1991 | Docket: 64662888

Published

DCA 1981), affirmed, 422 So.2d 838 (Fla.1982); § 55.11, Fla.Stat. (1989). Therefore, as Coats discovered