Florida Statute 66.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

66.031 Verdict and judgment.—

(1) VERDICT.—A verdict for plaintiff shall state the quantity of the estate of plaintiff, and describe the land by metes and bounds, lot number or other certain description.

(2) JUDGMENT.—The judgment awarding possession shall state the quantity of the estate and give a description of the land recovered in like manner.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 3244, 1881; RS 1515; GS 1970; RGS 3238; CGL 5046; s. 21, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 70.05.

Cases Citing F.S. 66.031

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·Pro-Art Dental Lab, Inc. v. V-Strategic Grp., LLC, 986 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 2008).
Cited 24 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 503, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1236, 2008 WL 2679160
...dating from the common source of its and Pro-Art's property interests. See § 66.021(4), Fla. Stat. (2006). Additionally, the ejectment judgment was arguably defective because it did not specifically describe the property at issue as required under section 66.031, Florida Statutes (2006), and the decision of this Court in Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co....
...omplaint. However, V-Strategic simply sought that relief in the wrong court, applied an incorrect procedure (section 51.011, Florida Statutes (2006)), and failed to comply with the mandatory requirements for ejectment provided in sections 66.021 and 66.031, Florida Statutes (2006)....
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Toombs v. Gil, 353 So. 2d 934 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15014
...sub judice sought relief in the form of ejectment, an action at law. Both statutory and case law require that the judgment for a plaintiff in ejectment must state the quantity of the plaintiff’s estate and give a description of the land recovered. Section 66.031, Florida Statutes (1975); Lungren v....
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Cohen v. Ginsberg, 715 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 10428, 1998 WL 484487
statutory requirements for an ejectment judgment. See § 66.031, Fla. Stat. (1997). Cohen timely appealed the

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Cases Citing F.S. 66.031

·Pro-Art Dental Lab, Inc. v. V-Strategic Grp., LLC, 986 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 2008).

Toombs v. Gil, 353 So. 2d 934 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978).

Cohen v. Ginsberg, 715 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998).