Florida Statute 86.81 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 86
DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS

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F.S. 86.081

86.081 Costs.—The court may award costs as are equitable.

History.—s. 9, ch. 21820, 1943; s. 38, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 87.09.

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Cases Citing Statute 86.081

Total Results: 14

Price v. Tyler

890 So. 2d 246, 2004 WL 2404056

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 2004 | Docket: 957248

Cited 38 times | Published

provisions even remotely implicated in this action, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2001) (costs in declaratory

Davis v. Davis

301 So. 2d 154

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 1974 | Docket: 1338807

Cited 14 times | Published

may award costs as are equitable. See Fla. Stat. § 86.081, F.S.A. (1973). Therefore, for the reasons stated

Harris v. Richard N. Groves Realty, Inc.

315 So. 2d 528

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1975 | Docket: 1525161

Cited 12 times | Published

for by statute or agreement of the parties. Section 86.081, Florida Statutes 1973, governing declaratory

Chesterfield Co. v. Ritzenheim

350 So. 2d 15

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 1977 | Docket: 1757848

Cited 8 times | Published

meant the fees are recoverable as costs under Section 86.081, Florida Statutes, we disagree and reverse

Suwannee County v. Garrison

417 So. 2d 1070

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1982 | Docket: 1383196

Cited 7 times | Published

Statutes (Declaratory Judgments), particularly Section 86.081, providing specifically for the award of costs

DEPT. OF REVENUE OF STATE v. Arga Co.

420 So. 2d 323

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 1982 | Docket: 1711457

Cited 6 times | Published

The trial court concurred and, relying on Section 86.081, Florida Statutes (1981), Rule 1.380, Fla.

FIRST PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Featherston

978 So. 2d 881, 2008 WL 1757087

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2008 | Docket: 1508517

Cited 5 times | Published

example, in declaratory judgment proceedings, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2005), provides that "[t]he

Progressive American Ins. Co. v. Rural/Metro Corp.

994 So. 2d 1202, 2008 WL 4889128

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 2008 | Docket: 2576598

Cited 4 times | Published

such fees under Chapter 86, Florida Statutes. Section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2006), provides that "[t]he

Van Vechten v. Anyzeski

157 So. 3d 350, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 722, 2015 WL 248731

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 21, 2015 | Docket: 60246058

Cited 1 times | Published

days after filing of the judgment .... ” • Section 86.081 states: “The court may award costs as are equitable

Florida Department of Health v. Kenneth Woliner, M.D.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2024 | Docket: 69218534

Published

example, in declaratory judgment proceedings, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2005), provides that ‘[t]he

VALERIE K. SHERMAN v. MYRON K. SHERMAN

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2019 | Docket: 16243980

Published

nature. As to the Declaratory Judgment action, section 86.081, Florida Statutes (2018) provides that “The

Lowell Amey Van Vechten, as personal representative and trustee of the Estate of Nicola H. Amey v. Erica Anyzeski, as personal representative of the Estate of Milton Lain Benjamin

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 21, 2015 | Docket: 2626281

Published

after filing of the judgment . . . .”  Section 86.081 states: “The court may award costs as are

Daddono v. Miele

69 So. 3d 320, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13356, 2011 WL 3687414

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 24, 2011 | Docket: 60302600

Published

attorney’s fees, in the case of a declaratory action. § 86.081, Fla. Stat. (2004); Suwannee Cnty. v. Garrison

Overstreet v. Ginsberg

233 So. 2d 184, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6645

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1970 | Docket: 64513797

Published

against these defendants under either § 215.03, § 86.081 or § 86.091, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. Ginsberg performed