Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 82.101 (2025)

Effect of judgment.

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82.101 Effect of judgment.No judgment rendered either for the plaintiff or the defendant bars any action of trespass for injury to the real property or ejectment between the same parties respecting the same real property. A judgment is not conclusive as to the facts therein in any future action for trespass, ejectment, or quiet title. A judgment rendered either for the plaintiff or the defendant pursuant to this chapter may be superseded, in whole or in part, by a subsequent judgment in an action for trespass for injury to the real property, ejectment, or quiet title involving the same parties with respect to the same real property.
History.s. 20, ch. 1630, 1868; RS 1703; GS 2168; RGS 3472; CGL 5325; s. 33, ch. 67-254; s. 9, ch. 2018-94.
Note.Former s. 82.17.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2022 · leading case: John a. Thompson, Etc. v. Stephen a. Thompson, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2022).
John a. Thompson, Etc. v. Stephen a. Thompson, Etc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). · cites it 2× “, § 82.101, Fla. Stat. (“A judgment rendered either for the plaintiff or the defendant pursuant to this chapter may be superseded, in whole or in part, by a subsequent judgment in an action for trespass for injury to the real property, ejectment, or quiet title involving the…”
Forbes v. Nat'l Indus. Bank of Miami, 243 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971). · cites it 2× “The Counterclaim plead by the Defendants was of a compulsory nature and the provisions of Section 82.101, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. 5 do not have a savings *615 effect on an action for specific performance.”
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