Florida Statute 771.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 771
ACTIONS FOR ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS, CRIMINAL CONVERSATION, SEDUCTION, OR BREACH OF CONTRACT TO MARRY

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F.S. 771.08

771.08 Construction of law.—This law shall be liberally construed to effectuate the objects and purposes thereof and the public policy of the state as hereby declared. This law shall supersede all laws and parts of laws, inconsistent with this law, to the extent of such inconsistency, but in all other respects shall be deemed supplemental to such laws and parts of laws. Nothing contained in this law shall be construed as a repeal of any of the provisions of the penal law or the code of criminal procedure or of any other law of this state relating to criminal or quasi-criminal actions or proceedings.

History.—ss. 8, 9, ch. 23138, 1945.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 771.08

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 771.08.

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Cases Citing Statute 771.08

Total Results: 4

Hoffman v. Boyd

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-08-20

Citation: 698 So. 2d 346, 1997 WL 471845

Snippet: the second degree. See §§ 771.06; 771.07. Section 771.08 provides that Chapter 771 "shall be liberally construed

Sanchez v. Great Western Bank

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-06-19

Citation: 675 So. 2d 250, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6526, 1996 WL 334296

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. §§ 771.01, 771.08, Fla. Stat. (1995).

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1993-11-04

Snippet: specified, used to avoid repetition); 83 C.J.S. Such p. 771. 8 As noted supra, s. 48.23(2), F.S., provides that

Liappas v. Augoustis

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1950-07-18

Citation: 47 So. 2d 582, 1950 Fla. LEXIS 1046

Snippet: abolished by this law." It is also provided, in Section 771.08, that the law "shall be liberally construed to