Fla. Stat. § 509.413: Judgment for plaintiff when goods not delivered to defendant.

If it appears that the account stated in the complaint is wrongfully unpaid and the property described in such complaint is the defendant’s and was held by the officer executing the prejudgment writ, the plaintiff shall have judgment for damages sustained by the plaintiff, which may include reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, by taking title to the defendant’s property in the officer’s possession or by having the property sold as prescribed in s. 509.417.

History.—s. 1, ch. 77-249; ss. 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 45, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.