DeSoto National Bank v. Arcadia Electric Light, Ice & Telephone Co.

Citations

• 59 Fla. 479

Syllabus

<p>1. Where a statutory lien is given upon compliance with stated requirements, a lien is not acquired unless the requirements are substantially complied with.</p> <p>2. A notice addressed to the owners of a building stating that “this is to notify you that under our contract for electric light and annunciator in your new building amounting to $4-90100, and extras as approved 100.00, making in all for wiring to outlets $590.00. $300.00 has been paid and we are looking to you to protect the remainder of the contract price,” is not sufficient to create a materialman’s and laborer’s lien under the statute even though the service of the notice be admitted. '</p>