Florida Statute 694.12 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 694
CERTAIN CONVEYANCES MADE VALID

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F.S. 694.12

694.12 Validation of instruments in which name of corporation is incorrectly set out.—All deeds of conveyance, bills of sale, mortgages, or other transfers of real or personal property within the limits of this state, heretofore made and received bona fide and upon good consideration by any corporation, or to any corporation, in which the name of said corporation shall be incorrectly set out in such deed, bill of sale, mortgage or other instrument by omitting a word from the corporate name, or by adding a word thereto, or by misspelling any part of the name of said corporation, and the identity of said corporation shall plainly appear from the contents of said instrument, or otherwise, such deed, bill of sale, mortgage or other instrument, shall be taken and deemed valid and effectual as though the name of said corporation were correctly set out in said deed, bill of sale, mortgage or other instrument, and the same shall, notwithstanding such irregularity or defect, be deemed and taken as properly executed.

History.—s. 1, ch. 14838, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 5673(1); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.

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Amendments to 694.12

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 694.12

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 694.12.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 694.12

Total Results: 6

AVANT CAPITAL, LLC d/b/a AVANT RECOVERY FUND v. ELSA GOMEZ

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-20

Citation: 254 So. 3d 1042

Snippet: the original lender’s name. We note that section 694.12, Florida Statutes (2017), provides: All

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-09-28

Snippet: proviso. See, e.g., ss. 6.10, 193.132, 694.08, 694.12, and 694.13, F. S. In summary, therefore, I conclude

Am. Home Assur. Co. v. Keller Industries

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-06-21

Citation: 347 So. 2d 767, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16172

Snippet: an out-of-court settlement in the amount of $145,694.12, on the basis of which payment was accepted for

Grant v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-01-08

Citation: 171 So. 2d 361

Snippet: (Fla. 1958). [7] 2 Wharton, Criminal Evidence § 694 (12 ed. 1955). [8] 32 Cal.2d 491, 498, 197 P.2d 1

Abernathy v. Gruppo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1960-03-14

Citation: 119 So. 2d 398

Snippet: head of the family. Nelson v. Franklin, 152 Fla. 694, 12 So.2d 771. Bessemer Properties, Inc., v. Gamble

Stephens v. Campbell

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-02-23

Citation: 70 So. 2d 579, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1289

Snippet: the deceased wife. Nelson v. Franklin, 152 Fla. 694, 12 So.2d 771 is relied on to support this contention