State v. Family Bank of Hallandale

BARFIELD, Judge.

In this appeal of a summary judgment favoring a holder for value of a state warrant, we are asked to determine whether state warrants issued prior to the effective date of chapter 91-216, section 1, Laws of Florida, are negotiable instruments, whether the endorsement on the warrant is valid, and whether the holder is entitled to prejudgment interest on the amount of the warrant. We answer all three questions in the affirmative.

There is no dispute here that Family Bank of Hallandale is a holder of the warrant for value in the face amount of the warrant and had no actual notice…