Florida Statute 76.18 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

76.18 Return of property upon forthcoming bond.—At any time after execution of the writ, property attached may be restored to defendant or some other person for him or her on defendant or such other person giving bond with surety to the officer levying the attachment to be approved by the officer payable to plaintiff in an amount which shall exceed by one-fourth the value of the property, as determined by the court, or which shall exceed by one-fourth the amount of the claim, whichever is less, conditioned for the forthcoming of the property restored to abide the final order of the court.

History.—s. 13, Mar. 15, 1843; s. 1, ch. 6865, 1915; RS 1652; GS 2116; RGS 3417; CGL 5270; s. 26, ch. 67-254; s. 3, ch. 78-38; s. 378, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 76.18

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Florio v. Colquitt Hardware Co., Inc., 33 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1948).
Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 160 Fla. 92, 1948 Fla. LEXIS 613
1947, the Colquitt Hardware Company, under Section 76.18, F.S.A., filed with and had approved by the
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Transportes Aereos Mercantiles Panamericanos, S.A. v. Banco Cafetero, 451 So. 2d 932 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13937
the property pursuant to the provisions of Section 76.18 Florida Statutes (1983) upon the posing of a
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Gordon v. Houston Air Craft Sales, Inc., 218 So. 2d 206 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6240
...g to clear title on the said aircraft.” The plaintiff sought damages from the defendants in that amount, on the theory of unjust enrichment. The defendants were served by publication as nonresidents, and the aircraft was attached. As authorized by § 76.18 Fla....

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Cases Citing F.S. 76.18

Florio v. Colquitt Hardware Co., Inc., 33 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1948).

Transportes Aereos Mercantiles Panamericanos, S.A. v. Banco Cafetero, 451 So. 2d 932 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Gordon v. Houston Air Craft Sales, Inc., 218 So. 2d 206 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969).