Florida Statute 768.12 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 768.12

768.12 Motor vehicle colliding with any animal at large on a public highway.—Whenever a motor vehicle collides with any animal at large on a public highway of this state, and the operator of the motor vehicle dies as a result of the collision, the owner of such animal shall have no cause of action against the personal representative of the estate of the said deceased operator on account of any injuries to, or the death of, such animal, resulting from the collision.

History.—s. 1, ch. 21018, 1941.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.12

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.12.

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Cases Citing Statute 768.12

Total Results: 2

Quarantello v. Leroy

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-02-15

Citation: 977 So. 2d 648, 2008 WL 397349

Snippet: "shall not be held liable for any civil damages"); § 768.12, Fla. Stat. (2007) (using the terminology, "shall

Abstract Corp. v. Park Avenue Paints, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-05-15

Citation: 235 So. 2d 323, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6388

Snippet: were indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $2,-768.12; that the appellant had agreed to act as an escrow