JAIME MALDONADO, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Williams v. Espirito Santo Bank OF Fla., 656 So. 2d 212 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
  …and the trial court granted Espirito’s motion for continuous writ of garnishment. It is fundamental that garnishment statutes must be strictly construed. Robert C. Malt & Co. v. Colvin, 419 So. 2d 745 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Scogin v. Scogin’s Inc., 287 So. 2d 712 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974); Florida Power & Light Co. v. Crabtree Constr. Co., Inc., 283 So. 2d 570 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). Section 222.11(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1993), provides that the head of a family is exempt from garnishment of disposable earnings, unl…
• PAZ v. Hernandez, 654 So. 2d 1243 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995)
  …successful plaintiff against the defendant.1 We agree and reverse. Garnishment statutes are in derogation of the common law and must be strictly construed. Robert C. Malt & Co. v. Colvin, 419 So. 2d 745 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982); Scogin v. Scogin’s Inc., 287 So. 2d 712 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974); Florida Power & Light Co. v. Crabtree Constr. Co., Inc., 283 So. 2d 570 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). In the absence of clear statutory language or case law to the contrary, we cannot accept Hernandez’ argument that garnishment is merely…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Curtis, 281 So. 2d 514 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973)