Florida Statute 77.083 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 77
GARNISHMENT

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F.S. 77.083

77.083 Judgment.—Judgment against the garnishee on the garnishee’s answer or after trial of a reply to the garnishee’s answer shall be entered for the amount of his or her liability as disclosed by the answer or trial. Instead of scire facias, the court may subpoena the garnishee to inquire about his or her liability to or possession of property of the defendant. No judgment in excess of the amount remaining unpaid on the final judgment against the defendant or in excess of the amount of the liability of the garnishee to the defendant, whichever is less, shall be entered against the garnishee.

History.—s. 27, ch. 67-254; s. 3, ch. 83-97; s. 10, ch. 87-224; s. 392, ch. 95-147.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 77.083

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 77.083.

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Cases Citing Statute 77.083

Total Results: 20

Navy Federal Credit Union v. Veros Credit, LLC and Jonathan D. Arroyo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: proper evidentiary hearing as required by section 77.083, Florida Statutes (2021), to resolve the disputed

John Sexton v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-12

Snippet: and presentation of the defense.” 470 U.S. at 77, 83. - 12 -

Parque Towers Developers, LLC v. Rebecca Christina Vallias

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-17

Snippet: Billington v. Ginn-La Pine Island, Ltd., 192 So. 3d 77, 83 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (“A ‘non-reliance’ clause

State of Florida v. Herbert Leon Manago, Jr.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-30

Snippet: kill the victim), and O’Neal v. State, 298 So. 3d 77, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020) (error not harmless beyond

TASO GROUP, LLC v. ALAN GOULD

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-02-15

Snippet: assessed against it in the Final Judgment. Section 77.083, Florida Statute (2022) states: . . . No

John D. Levitan, Sr. v. Lucian G. Dancaescu

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-14

Snippet: Billington v. Ginn-La Pine Island, Ltd., 192 So. 3d 77, 83 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016) (attempting to reconcile Oceanic

Perry Alexander Taylor v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-03

Citation: 246 So. 3d 231

Snippet: battery conviction. See Hurst v. State , 202 So.3d at 77-83 (Canady, J., dissenting).6 Second, in any event

Salcedo v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-21

Citation: 223 So. 3d 1099, 2017 WL 2664683, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8954

Snippet: purpose of the judgment referred to by section 77.083, Florida Statutes (specifying that a final judgment

& SC16-1090 Michael Duane Zack, III v. State of Florida and Michael Duane Zack, III v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-15

Citation: 228 So. 3d 41

Snippet: aggravation. See Hurst v. State, 202 So.3d 40, 77-83 (Fla. 2016) (Canady, J., dissenting). Second, in

Bessman Okafor v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-08

Citation: 225 So. 3d 768, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 639, 2017 WL 2481266, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1268

Snippet: Canady’s Hurst dissent, see Hurst, 202 So.3d at 77-83 (Canady, J„ dissenting), the Supreme Court’s denial

Mark James Asay v. State of Florida, SC16-102 Mark James Asay v. Julie L. Jones, etc. & SC16-628 Mark James Asay v. Julie L. Jones, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-12-22

Citation: 210 So. 3d 1

Snippet: unconstitutional. See Hurst v. State, 202 So.3d 40, 77-83 (Fla. 2016) (Canady, J., dissenting); Perry v. State

Suntrust Bank v. Arrow Energy, Inc., Aviation Fuel International, Inc. and Sean Wagner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-07-06

Citation: 199 So. 3d 1026, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 10404

Snippet: 254 (Fla.1997). This is reflected in section 77.083, Florida Statutes (2013), which provides that

Suntrust Bank v. Arrow Energy, Inc., Aviation Fuel International, Inc., and Sean Wagner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-18

Snippet: (Fla. 1997). This is reflected in section 77.083, Florida Statutes (2013), which provides that “[n]o

Rivers v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-23

Citation: 124 So. 3d 247, 2013 WL 4483096, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 13460

Snippet: chapter 812 in 1977. See Jackson v. State, 736 So.2d 77, 83-84 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (tracing back to common

Southern Sky Air & Tours, LLC v. Arrow Energy, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-19

Citation: 103 So. 3d 256, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21773, 2012 WL 6601367

Snippet: “the amount of his or her liability” under section 77.083, Florida Statutes, because it stated that appellant

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Brown

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-09-21

Citation: 70 So. 3d 707, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 14936, 2011 WL 4374407

Snippet: Florida Supreme Court. Harbaugh v. State, 711 So.2d 77, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). Here, the trial court properly

M.D.S. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-11

Citation: 982 So. 2d 1282, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 8422

Snippet: convicted of theft. See Jackson v. State, 736 So.2d 77, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (noting that the present section

MDS v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-11

Citation: 982 So. 2d 1282, 2008 WL 2356691

Snippet: convicted of theft. See Jackson v. State, 736 So.2d 77, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (noting that the present section

Weaver v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-04-02

Citation: 981 So. 2d 508, 2008 WL 859412

Snippet: at 181-82; see also Jackson v. State, 736 So.2d 77, 83 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (observing that the 1977 amendments

Fl. for Level Play v. Fl. Against Gambling

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-09-27

Citation: 967 So. 2d 832, 2007 WL 2790776

Snippet: the certification. Cf. Hadden v. State, 670 So.2d 77, 83 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (Benton, J., concurs in result