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· 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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