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Florida Statute 78.032 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 78.032 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 78.032 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
78.032 Venue.An action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or where the cause of action accrued. An action that includes a cause of action for replevin and other causes of action may be brought in any county where venue is proper under chapter 47 for any of the other causes of action or in any county where venue for the replevin is proper under this section.
History.s. 2, ch. 93-81.

Cases Citing F.S. 78.032

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Johnson v. Am. First Fed., Inc., 133 So. 3d 559 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 474986, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1749

...The title of section 78.03 was changed from “Venue and Jurisdiction” to “Jurisdiction” and its language revised as follows: [[Image here]] Ch. 93-81, Laws of Florida. This change made jurisdiction for a replevin action proper in “a court of competent jurisdiction” not just a county court. Newly-created section 78.032, entitled “Venue,” provided: An action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or where the cause of action accrued....
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Hester v. Westchester Gen. Hosp., 260 So. 2d 505 (Fla. 1972).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1972 Fla. LEXIS 3884

supplied) Larson’s Workmen’s Compensation Law, Vol. 3, § 78.32, pp. 38-42. In the case sub judice, the hospital’s
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Orlando Tower Serv., Inc. v. Koon, 647 So. 2d 190 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7068, 1994 WL 372915

...that the underlying legal conclusion asserted by the trial court is incorrect, and moreover, the trial court did not possess authority to, in effect, set aside the order of another circuit court. On its first point, Orlando Tower Service relies upon section 78.032, Florida Statutes (1993), providing “an action for replevin may be brought in any county where the property sought to be replevied is located, where the contract was signed, where the defendant resides, or where the cause of action a...

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