Florida Statute 447.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 447
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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F.S. 447.11

447.11 Actions and suits; labor organizations as parties.—Any labor organization may maintain any action or suit in its commonly used name and shall be subject to any suit or action in its commonly used name in the same manner and to the same extent as any corporation authorized to do business in this state. All process, pleadings and other papers in such action may be served on the president or other officer, business agent, manager or person in charge of the business of such labor organization. Judgment in such action may be enforced against the common property only of such labor organization.

History.—s. 11, ch. 21968, 1943.

Note.—Former s. 481.11.

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LOCAL NO. 666 v. Dennis

453 So. 2d 1138

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1984 | Docket: 1485042

Cited 3 times | Published

the union. § 48.141, Fla. Stat. (1983). See also § 447.11, Fla. Stat. (1983). Semble: Hauser v. Schiff,

CANNERY, C., D., W. & A. EMP. v. Winter Haven Hosp., Inc.

279 So. 2d 23, 83 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2515

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 1973 | Docket: 1522202

Cited 3 times | Published

general grant of "capacity to sue", conferred by Section 447.11, Florida Statutes, 1971, F.S.A.: "Any labor

Hescom, Inc. v. Stalvey

155 So. 2d 3, 53 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2866, 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3363

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1963 | Docket: 60213824

Cited 1 times | Published

F.S.A. ; F.S. Section 447.09, F.S.A. ; F.S. Section 447.11, F.S.A. . Local Union No. 519 of United Ass’n

Delgadillo v. Yera

206 So. 2d 455, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6072, 57 Lab. Cas. (CCH) 51,850

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 30, 1968 | Docket: 64503848

Published

service of process theretofore made, pursuant to § 447.11, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., on Rose Mary Coppola as business

American Federation of Musicians, Local 806 v. City of West Palm Beach

179 So. 2d 134, 60 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2209, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 3735

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1965 | Docket: 64494343

Published

brought in its name under and by virtue of section 447.11, Florida Statutes Annotated, and that plaintiff