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Martin v. Flagship First Natl. BK

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 17, 1980
388 So. 2d 623 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. 79-1741.

September 24, 1980. Rehearing Denied October 17, 1980.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Hugh MacMillan, J.

C.H. Albury of Albury, Park Glenn, West Palm Beach, and Thomas F. Pepe of Law Offices of Pepe Nemire, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Gene Moore, Boynton Beach, for appellees.


The Final Judgment of Foreclosure of certain land and construction mortgages in the trial court is affirmed.

The final judgment is silent as to which section of the Florida Mechanics Lien chapter its decision awarding priority to the mortgages is based on, but we are unable to find reversible error if the trier of the fact found the Appellant/Lienor to be subject to Section 713.04, Florida Statute (1975) as there is competent substantial evidence to support such a finding. Said Section 713.04 creates a lien for subdivision improvements but provides that no lien be acquired "until a claim of lien is recorded." The lien here was recorded long after the mortgages and thus its priority is inferior.

Accordingly, we cannot find reversible error in the record and the cause must be affirmed.

BERANEK, J., and WESSEL, JOHN D., Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Martin v. Flagship First Natl. BK

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 17, 1980
388 So. 2d 623 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

Martin v. Flagship First Natl. BK

Case Details

Full title:G.W. MARTIN SEAWALL, INC., APPELLANT, v. FLAGSHIP FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 17, 1980

Citations

388 So. 2d 623 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

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