Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 68.04 (2025)

Chancery jurisdiction over liens.

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68.04 Chancery jurisdiction over liens.—All liens of any kind, whether created by statute or the common law, and whether heretofore regarded as merely possessory or not, may be enforced in chancery.

History.—RS 1510; GS 1960; RGS 3228; CGL 5034; s. 22, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 62.36.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1973–2020 · leading case: In Re Diplomat Elec., Inc., 361 F. Supp. 1163 (S.D. Fla. 1973).

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In Re Diplomat Elec., Inc., 361 F. Supp. 1163 (S.D. Fla. 1973). “4 Collier on Bankruptcy, § 68.04 at 879 (14th ed. 1969). Petitioners rely instead on Brunswick Corp.”

Matter of Dade Cnty. Dairies, Inc., 474 F. Supp. 438 (S.D. Fla. 1979). “4 Collier on Bankruptcy, Section 68.04 [2-1]. In the case at bar, mutuality is lacking.”

Casso-Lopez v. Beach Time Rentals Suncoast, LLC (M.D. Fla. 2020). “DISCUSSION Several courts and commentators argue that “the specific need for judicial oversight to prevent employers from using private settlements to circumvent FLSA protections for employees overrides Rule 68’s general provision for self-executing entry of judgment on an…”

Maroe v. Thompson, 41 Fla. Supp. 138 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Palm Beach Cty. 1974). “See Moore’s Federal Practice, Offer of Judgment, §68.04; Kuhs v. Flower City Tissue Mills Co.”

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