Florida Statute 768.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 768.11

768.11 Pits and holes; measure of damages.—Any company or individual who may leave open pits or other holes contrary to the provisions of s. 768.10 shall be liable in damages to any person injured thereby in an amount double the actual damages sustained, which may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

History.—s. 2, ch. 4051, 1891; GS 3153; RGS 4970; CGL 7057.

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Amendments to 768.11

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.11

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 768.11

Total Results: 4

Loureiro v. Pools by Greg, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-07-30

Citation: 698 So. 2d 1262, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 8786, 1997 WL 425481

Snippet: denied the requested instruction, since section 768.11, Florida Statutes (1995), was inapplicable to this

Gload v. Birdsall Construction Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-08-17

Citation: 177 So. 2d 894

Snippet: concerns the applicability of Sections 768.10 and 768.11, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which provide: “It is

Budgen v. Brady

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-06-03

Citation: 103 So. 2d 672

Snippet: of Jacksonville v. Waldrep, Fla. 1953, 63 So.2d 768. [11] See Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Hayes, supra

Springfield Co. v. Ely

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1902-01-15

Citation: 44 Fla. 319

Snippet: Chy. 227; Throckmorton v. Throckmorton, 86 Va. 768, 11 S. E. Rep. 289; Walker v. Campbell, 5 Lea, 354;