Case Name: D. Donald SMITH, Appellant, v. W. O. C., INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1972-10-31
Citations: 268 So. 2d 181
Docket Number: No. 72-613
Parties: D. Donald SMITH, Appellant, v. W. O. C., INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
Judges: Before PEARSON, CHARLES CARROLL and HAVERFIELD, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 268
Pages: 181–181

Head Matter:
D. Donald SMITH, Appellant, v. W. O. C., INC., a Florida corporation, Appellee.
No. 72-613.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 31, 1972.
Arthur S. Clark, Jr., Miami, for appellant.
Pallot, Silver, Pallot, Stern, Proby & Adkins, Miami, for appellee.
Before PEARSON, CHARLES CARROLL and HAVERFIELD, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order cancelling a lis pendens. The question presented on appeal is whether or not the trial court correctly found that the allegations of the complaint were insufficient to state a cause of action which would, if proven, entitle the plaintiff to an interest in the real property described in the lis pendens. The trial court correctly held that an equitable lien, as distinguished from a mechanic's lien, does not exist for purely contractual services performed in connection with the sale of real property. See Carter v. Suggs, Fla.App.1966, 190 So. 2d 784.
Affirmed.