Case Name: LAURAMAR I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al., Appellants, v. MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2014-02-26
Citations: 132 So. 3d 1234
Docket Number: No. 3D12-3038
Parties: LAURAMAR I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al., Appellants, v. MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC., Appellee.
Judges: Before ROTHENBERG, EMAS, and LOGUE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 132
Pages: 1234–1235

Head Matter:
LAURAMAR I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, et al., Appellants, v. MEL FISHER MARITIME HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC., Appellee.
No. 3D12-3038.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 26, 2014.
Wayne Kruer (Key West), for appellants.
The Barthet Firm, and Alexander Edward Barthet, Patrick Charles Barthet, and Paul D. Breitner, for appellee.
Before ROTHENBERG, EMAS, and LOGUE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See § 695.01(1), Fla. Stat. (2012); Mayfield v. First City Bank of Fla., 95 So.Sd 398, 401 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012), review denied, 116 So.3d 1261 (Fla.2013) ("Section 695.01 is a 'notice' recording statute, the primary purpose of which is to protect subsequent purchasers (including mortgagees and creditors) against claims arising from prior unrecorded instruments."); see also Sunshine State Ins. Co. v. Davide, 117 So.3d 1142, 1144 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013) ("When a cause is tried without a jury, the trial judge's findings of fact are clothed with a presumption of correctness on appeal, and these findings will not be disturbed unless the appellant can demonstrate that they are clearly erroneous.") (citations omitted).