Cases from cite.case.law:

FLORIDA FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF JACKSONVILLE, a v. DENT G. P., 350 So. 2d 481 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1977)

. . . Section 698.01, Florida Statutes (1969), did indeed require two subscribing witnesses. . . .

FINGER FURNITURE COMPANY, d b a v. J. H. BROCK,, 410 F.2d 568 (5th Cir. 1969)

. . . intentional withholding of the recordation of the Chattel Mortgage * * * was in violation of Section 698.01 . . .

MERIT CLOTHING COMPANY, a v. LEES a k a K. N. d b a O. s, L., 218 So. 2d 779 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1969)

. . . WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE MORTGAGE, WHEN THE SAID CHATTEL MORTGAGE IS NOT RECORDED AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 698.01 . . . without knowledge of the chattel mortgage and said chattel mortgage was not recorded as required by § 698.01 . . .

AUSTIN, v. C. HARDEN, Jr., 152 So. 2d 751 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . . § 698.01, F.S.A., no chattel mortgage is valid as against a subsequent bona fide purchaser for value . . .

RICHARDSON TRACTOR COMPANY, a v. SQUARE DEAL MACHINERY SUPPLY COMPANY, a, 149 So. 2d 388 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . was required to be recorded in order to be valid against creditors or subsequent purchasers, Section 698.01 . . .

F. C. DONOGHUE D. v. F. BEELER, 127 So. 2d 125 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1961)

. . . Section 698.01, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., provides as follows: "No chattel mortgage shall be valid or effectual . . . Unless § 698.01, supra, has no meaning, then it is my opinion that the majority conclusion is incorrect . . .

UNITED STATES v. PAGANO, d b a M., 188 F. Supp. 774 (E.D.N.Y. 1960)

. . . . § 698.01, F.S.A.; accord, Love v. Sierra Nevada Lake Water & Mining Co., 1867, 32 Cal. 639. . . .

MANDA, v. C. SINCLAIR,, 278 F.2d 629 (5th Cir. 1960)

. . . other grounds, the Trustee urged that it was void as not timely recorded under Florida Statutes §§ 698.01 . . .

JONES, v. DOBKIN,, 15 Fla. Supp. 70 (Dade Cty. Civ. Ct. Rec. 1959)

. . . He fails to distinguish provisions of section 698.01, Florida Statutes 1957, which does so require on . . . contract for the sale of lands” to be evidenced “in writing” —making no mention of witnesses as in section 698.01 . . . not compel specific performance where the instrument does not conform to the requirements of section 698.01 . . . performance, or compelled conveyance, is based would in that case be one of present conveyance under section 698.01 . . .

G. v. G. B. v., 24 T.C. 280 (T.C. 1955)

. . . the assumed cash reserve as of December 31, 1941, $495,059.07, it gives a resultant figure of $114,-698.01 . . .

HOLDEN, v. HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,, 128 F. Supp. 527 (W.D.S.C. 1955)

. . . agreement between plaintiff and defendant which provided that plaintiff was to receive the sum of $698.01 . . .

C. W. LEE E. L. CONNOR, Co- v. THE BANK OF GEORGIA, a, 159 Fla. 481 (Fla. 1947)

. . . The first is Section 698.01 Florida Statutes 1941 (same F.S.A.) and is the general recording statute. . . .