Legal Opinion

Osborne v. Dumoulin

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 3, 2011No. SC09-751PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCanady, C.J.

In this case we consider the circumstances under which a debtor is entitled to the statutory $4000 personal property exemption from legal process for debtors who do not claim or receive the benefit of a homestead exemption. We have for review a question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit regarding the meaning of section 222.25(4), Florida Statutes (2007) — which contains the personal property exemption — that is determinative of an issue in a bankruptcy case pending in that court and for which there appears to be no controlling precedent from this Court:

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Holly v. AuldSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. A. R. Douglass, Inc. v. McRainey, as Admrx.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
  3. Havoco of America, Ltd. v. HillSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. Albritton v. ScottSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  5. Butterworth v. CaggianoSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Nunez v. Geico General InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  2. Michael Valone v. Jon WaageCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  3. State v. GeissDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  4. Gyongyosi v. MillerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. In Re OrozcoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2011

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