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Florida Statute 624.13 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 624.13 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 624.13 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
624.13 Particular provisions prevail.—Provisions of this code relative to a particular kind of insurance or a particular type of insurer or to a particular matter shall prevail over provisions relating to insurance in general or insurers in general or to such matter in general.
History.—s. 13, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

Cases Citing F.S. 624.13

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·Snead Const. Corp. v. Langerman, 369 So. 2d 591 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).

Cited 15 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...shall not be more than 12.5% of the amount which the judgment or decree awards such plaintiff under the bond (exclusive of the costs of suit and attorney's fees or compensation)... ." We agree with appellants that Section 627.756(2) is applicable. Section 624.13 of the Insurance Code states that the code's provisions regarding types of insurance, insurers or as to "a particular matter" prevail over all other such provisions. Sections 627.428 and 627.756 are within the insurance code, and Section 627.756 deals specifically with suits on performance or payment bonds against surety insurers to construction contracts. By mandate of Section 624.13, then, attorney's fees in suits by sub-contractors like appellee against a surety on a performance or payment bond are governed by the specific provisions in 627.756....
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Cited as authorityElectric MacHinery Enterprises, Inc. v. Hunt Construction Group, Inc. (In Re Electric MacHinery Enterprises, Inc.) (2009)
Cited as authorityOBS Co., Inc. v. Pace Const. Corp. (1990)
Quote AuthorityDec Elec., Inc. v. Raphael Const. Corp. (1989)
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·Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Robuck, 203 So. 2d 204 (Fla. 1st DCA 1967).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Heaton, 134 So.2d 536 (Fla. App.1st, 1961); See also Chrysler Corp. v. Hanover Ins. Co., 350 F.2d 652 (7th Cir., 1965). [3] 30 Fla.Jur., Suretyship and Guaranty §§ 11 and 12. [4] New York Indemnity Co. v. May, 37 Ariz. 462, 295 P. 314 (1931). [5] Section 624.13, Florida Statutes F.S.A.
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Cited as authorityIn Re Intern. Forum of Fla. Health Ben. Tr. (1992)
Cited as authorityAppeal of Actron Contractors Equipment v. South Broward Hospital District (1992)
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·Julian E. Johnson & Sons, Inc. v. Balboa Ins. Co., 408 So. 2d 1044 (Fla. 1982).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2315

...1st DCA 1978), as controlling. In Snead the court faced a similar factual situation and applied section 627.756. It described the interaction of several provisions of the insurance code as follows: We agree with appellants that Section 627.756(2) is applicable. Section 624.13 of the Insurance Code states that the code's provisions regarding types of insurance, insurers or as to "a particular matter" prevail over all other such provisions. Sections 627.428 and 627.756 are within the insurance code, and Section 627.756 deals specifically with suits on performance or payment bonds against surety insurers to construction contracts. By mandate of Section 624.13, then, attorney's fees in suits by sub-contractors like appellee against a surety on a performance or payment bond are governed by the specific provisions in 627.756....
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Cited as authorityContinental Casualty Co. v. A.W. Baylor Versapanel-Plastering, Inc. (2012)
Cited as authorityWal-Mart Stores v. EWELL INDUSTRIES (1997)
Cited as authorityFitzgerald & Co., Inc. v. ROBERTS ELEC. CONT., INC. (1988)
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·Allied Gen. Contractors v. Superior Asphalt Co., 397 So. 2d 727 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19248

...The Fourth District now holds that section 627.756 prevails over section 713.29 in regard to the computation of attorney fees in cases involving payment bonds. As the First District Court of Appeal pointed out in Snead Const. Corp. v. Langerman, 369 So.2d 591, 594 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978): Section 624.13 of the Insurance Code states that the code’s provisions regarding types of insurance, insurers or as to “a particular matter” prevail over all other such provisions....
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Cited as authorityKey West Seaside, LLC v. Certified Lower Keys Plumbing, Inc. (2015)
CitedWalter E. Heller & Co. Southeast v. Palmer-Smith (1987)
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Liberty Care Plan v. Dep't of Ins., 710 So. 2d 202 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 4849, 1998 WL 216047

...pellant undertakes to allow a determinable benefit (i.e., home health care services at discount rates) upon a determinable contingency (i.e., the member’s exercise of the option to pur *206 chase these home health care services at discount rates). Section 624.13 states: “Provisions of this code relative to a particular kind of insurance or a particular type of insurer or to a particular matter shall prevail over provisions relating to insurance in general or insurers in general or to such ma...

This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 624 matters in the context of insurance disputes and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.