93 So. 2d 378 - Green v. Putnam’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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1. “"(1-3) First, the plaintiff prayed for relief in the alternative. He sought either a mechanic's lien or an equitable lien. Assuming, but not deciding that the plaintiff was not entitled to a mechanic's lien for the reasons cited by the chancellor, the plaintiff might well be entitled to an equitable lien. The chancellor did not decide that plaintiff, on the merits and the evidence, was not entitled to an equitable lien. His order of dismissal in effect was a ruling that the bill of complaint did not state a cause of action. We can not agree for we think such a case may well be a classic example where equity may intervene to impress a lien to prevent inequity or unjust enrichment of one party as against another. And we have held that one who has performed services or furnished materials in the improvement of real property is not limited to proceeding under the mechanics' lien law, but may proceed to establish an equitable lien on the property in question. Palmer v. Edwards, Fla. 1951, 51 So.2d 495 ."”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Union Trust Co. of St. Petersburg v. Wittmann · 221 So. 2d 145 - Crane Co. v. Fine