Florida Statute 768.24 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

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768.24 Death of a survivor before judgment.—A survivor’s death before final judgment shall limit the survivor’s recovery to lost support and services to the date of his or her death. The personal representative shall pay the amount recovered to the personal representative of the deceased survivor.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-35; s. 1170, ch. 97-102.

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Cases Citing Statute 768.24

Total Results: 3

King v. Font Corp.

612 So. 2d 662, 1993 WL 10568

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 20, 1993 | Docket: 1262728

Cited 3 times | Published

entitled to lost support and services under section 768.24, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1990). Because she

Florida Clarklift, Inc. v. Reutimann

323 So. 2d 640

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 1975 | Docket: 1675191

Cited 3 times | Published

this stated purpose the new Wrongful Death Act in § 768.24 provides: A survivor's death before final judgment

Pablo Alfonso v. Jessica Gordon Alfonso

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 2025 | Docket: 70186676

Published

for the undefined term “final judgment” in section 768.24 of the Florida Wrongful Death Act to occur

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