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Florida Statute 698.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 698.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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698.02 Acknowledgment.To entitle such mortgage to record, its execution must be acknowledged or proved in the manner provided for mortgages of real property.
History.RS 1984; GS 2497; RGS 3839; CGL 5727.

Cases Citing F.S. 698.02

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·House of Lyons v. Marcus, 72 So. 2d 34 (Fla. 1954).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1380

...d at a later date. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss and entered a final decree in favor of the plaintiff. The only question on the appeal is whether the lien of the mortgage is superior to the tax lien by reason of its prior recordation. Section 698.02, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A., provides in substance, that in order for a chattel mortgage to be entitled to record "its execution must be acknowledged or proved in the manner provided for mortgages of real property." The controlling...
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Cited as authorityPope (2021)
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