KOEHLER ELEC. SUPPLY CO., INC. v. BERKLEY

No. 77-2202.

362 So.2d 1043 (1978)

KOEHLER ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. Bernard BERKLEY and Mildred Berkley, His Wife, and American Fidelity Fire Insurance Co., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Ross Shulmister of Josias & Shulmister, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

S. Harvey Ziegler of Meyer, Weiss, Rose, Arkin, Sheppard & Shockett, P.A., Miami Beach, for appellees.


BERANEK, Judge.

We are called upon here to determine whether a mechanic's lien was timely foreclosed. Appellant recorded a claim of lien on August 16, 1976, and filed a complaint to foreclose the lien on August 16, 1977. The trial court dismissed the action with prejudice for failure to enforce the lien within one year. We reverse.

The applicable mechanic's lien statute provides:

"No lien provided by part I shall continue for a longer period than...

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