Creditors’ bills may be filed in chancery before the claims of indebtedness of the persons filing them have been reduced to judgment, but no such action shall be entertained unless plaintiff has first commenced a separate action at law for the collection of the claims. No final judgment shall be entered on a creditor’s bill until such claims have been reduced to judgment at law.
Fla. Stat. § 68.05
Creditors’ bills
Known as the Florida False Claims Act
The act spans §§ 68–68 (34 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 459 So. 2d 462 - Smith v. Daniel Mones, P.A. (1984)
Most recently applied in 459 So. 2d 462 - Smith v. Daniel Mones, P.A. (November 1984)
History.--s. 1, ch. 5137, 1903; GS 1961; RGS 3229; CGL 5035; s. 1, ch. 21976, 1943; s. 22, ch. 67-254
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.