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Watson v. Gallagher

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 13, 1957
96 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957)

Opinion

No. 57-15.

July 22, 1957. Rehearing Denied August 13, 1957.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, Robert H. Anderson, J.

William Kaczaraba, Miami, for appellant.

J. Thomas Brown, Richard B. Bergstresser, and John E. Wilcox, Miami, for appellees.


This is an appeal from a final decree granting enforcement of a mechanic's lien on property of appellant.

The appellee, as plaintiff in the Circuit Court, sued claiming $556.47 was due him as wages for his labor in improving appellant's property, and to secure its payment through lien foreclosure.

Appellant, as defendant, answered denying the claim, and counterclaimed for $367 for alleged defective workmanship.

The suit was tried before the Chancellor, who found that the equities were with the plaintiff, decreed that the sum he claimed for wages was due him and ordered foreclosure enforcement of his lien therefor.

Our study of the record, including the testimony presented at the trial, shows that the Chancellor reached his decision on conflicting testimony, and that there was ample evidence before him to prompt and sustain his decree.

It was within the province of the trier of the facts to resolve the conflicts in the evidence, and this court will not disturb a finding where there is substantial evidence supporting it.

Accordingly, the decree appealed from is affirmed.

CARROLL, CHAS., C.J., and HORTON and PEARSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Watson v. Gallagher

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
Aug 13, 1957
96 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957)
Case details for

Watson v. Gallagher

Case Details

Full title:HAZEL W. WATSON, A SINGLE WOMAN, APPELLANT, v. GREGORY GALLAGHER, SR., ET…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Aug 13, 1957

Citations

96 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1957)

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