Michel v. Bayshore Marina, Inc.

The appellant alleged in his complaint that he was employed as a civil engineer to draw certain plans for the defendant. His complaint as amended claimed a lien pursuant to Chapter 84, Fla.Stat.1963, which is the Mechanic’s Lien Law. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the chancellor entered a decree dismissing the cause in the following language:

“1. That the Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict for failure of the Plaintiff to state a cause of action for damages or foreclosure of a mechanics lien against the Defendant be, and the same is hereby granted.

“2. That the lis pendens…