District Court of Appeal of Florida· 6/14/1996

Wood v. Fraser

Citations

677 So. 2d 15
1996 WL 324987

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explaining that a legislature is presumed to adopt prior judicial constructions of a-reenacted statute, but not if the legislature makes a clear expression to the contrary
allowing trial courts to deviate from stare decisis would result in uncertainty and unpredictability, and “[a]l-though they are free to express their disagreements with decisions of higher courts, trial courts are not free to disregard them in the adjudicatory process.”
“Although they are free to express their disagreement with decisions of higher courts, trial courts are not free to disregard them in the adjudicatory process.”
“[I]n the absence of a clear expression from the Florida Supreme Court, the issue of whether [a district court’s] opinion[ ] is in conflict with a later supreme court opinion should be left to [the district court’s] determination.”

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