Legal Opinion
Stilley v. Post
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 17, 1963No. D-338PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, DONALD K., Chief Judge.
The plaintiff in a mechanic’s lien foreclosure suit has appealed from an order entered by the Circuit Court for Duval County dismissing his complaint because of his failure to file a notice of the pendency of the suit within one year after he had filed his claim of lien.
The statutes involved are Sections 84.21 and 84.23, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which provide in pertinent part:
“84.21 Duration of lien. No lien provided by this chapter shall continue *570for. a longer period than one year after the claim of lien has been filed unless within that time an action to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bowery v. BabbitSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Trushin v. BrownDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
- Adams v. Kenson Supply Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
3Cited by3 opinions
- Phelps v. TO Mahaffey, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- SORENSEN/FLETCHER CONSTR. CO. v. GrassoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- Michel v. Bayshore Marina, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966