Florida Statute 704.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 704
EASEMENTS

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F.S. 704.03

704.03 “Practicable” defined.—For the purposes of this chapter the word “practicable,” as used in s. 704.01, shall be held and construed to mean “without the use of bridge, ferry, turnpike road, embankment, or substantial fill.”

History.—s. 3, ch. 7326, 1917; RGS 5001; CGL 7090; s. 3, ch. 28070, 1953.

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Total Results: 14

Blanton v. City of Pinellas Park

887 So. 2d 1224, 2004 WL 2359991

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 2004 | Docket: 1515177

Cited 46 times | Published

turnpike road, embankment, or substantial fill." § 704.03, Fla. Stat. (2003). [5] Section 704.04, Florida

Matter of Windham

136 B.R. 878, 6 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 6, 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 290, 1992 WL 25209

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 1992 | Docket: 1828918

Cited 15 times | Published

regard to such property under this title. [3] Section 704(3) lists as one of the duties of the trustee the

Krause v. Title & Trust Co. of Florida

390 So. 2d 805

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 1980 | Docket: 1750296

Cited 9 times | Published

without a substantial amount of clay or rock fill. § 704.03, Fla. Stat. (1979).

Dixon v. Feaster

448 So. 2d 554

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1984 | Docket: 1523048

Cited 7 times | Published

the statutory definition of "practicable" in section 704.03, Florida Statutes, and Walkup v. Becker, 161

Dupont v. Whiteside

721 So. 2d 1259, 1998 WL 890209

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 1998 | Docket: 2518344

Cited 6 times | Published

turnpike road, embankment or substantial fill." § 704.03, Fla. Stat. Under section 704.01(1), no easement

Walkup v. Becker

161 So. 2d 893

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 24, 1964 | Docket: 426809

Cited 5 times | Published

above, the word "practicable" is defined in Section 704.03 to mean "without the use of bridge, ferry,

Redman v. Kidwell

180 So. 2d 682

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 1965 | Docket: 1649217

Cited 4 times | Published

to the nearest public or private road. F.S.A. § 704.03 defines "practicable" as used in F.S.A. § 704

Trammell v. Ward

667 So. 2d 223, 1995 WL 492949

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 21, 1995 | Docket: 313295

Cited 3 times | Published

or private road. "Practicable" is defined in section 704.03, which states: That for the purposes of this

Enzor v. Rasberry

648 So. 2d 788, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 143

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 1994 | Docket: 1701984

Cited 2 times | Published

1986), rev. denied, 508 So.2d 14 (Fla. 1987); F.S. § 704.03 (1993) (defining the term "practicable" as used

PGA North II of Florida, LLC v. Division of Administration, State Department of Transportation

126 So. 3d 1150, 2012 WL 2327758, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9933

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 2012 | Docket: 60236200

Published

enjoyment of the part granted or reserved” while section 704.03 defines “practicable” as “ “without the use

Perkins v. Smith

794 So. 2d 647, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 7470, 2001 WL 574740

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 30, 2001 | Docket: 64808434

Published

concerned the trial judge failed to consider section 704.03, Florida Statutes (1999), which defines the

Hoffman v. Laffitte

564 So. 2d 170, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4521, 1990 WL 85437

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 21, 1990 | Docket: 64651619

Published

even provided a definition for the term in Section 704.03, Florida Statutes (1987). Nevertheless, the

Lykes Bros., Inc. v. Clements

501 So. 2d 1302, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 2454, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 10993

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 1986 | Docket: 64624831

Published

there is no ... practicable way of egress_” Section 704.03, Florida Statutes (1985), defines the word

Franklin v. Boatright

399 So. 2d 1132, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20276

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 25, 1981 | Docket: 64583361

Published

the definition of the word “practicable” in Section 704.03, Florida Statutes (1977),2 when applied to