· 5/1/2008
Arnold, Matheny, Pa v. First Am. Holdings
Citations
- 982 So. 2d 628
- 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 268
- 2008 Fla. LEXIS 755
- 2008 WL 1901686
How courts have described this case
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- applying de novo standard of review where the issue on appeal required interpretation of statutory provisions of Florida garnishment law
- when a term is not otherwise defined in a statute, it must be given its “plain and ordinary meaning,” which courts may discern through reference to dictionary definitions
- Courts “must construe the statute in accordance with legislative intent by looking primarily at the statutory language.”
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Judges: Pariente
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