Big Three Lumber Co. v. Curtis

This is a suit to enforce a mechanic’s lien on several houses for material furnished and labor done in their eréction.

The question involved is whether the mechanic’s lien is valid and superior as against the title of the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under a deed of trust given on the land, and duly recorded, prior to the erection of the buildings by the then owner of the land, and without the consent of the mortgagee.

In the case before us the land upon which the buildings were erected was sold by appellee Curtis to Mr. Cotton, and a deed of trust was executed by Cotton to Curtis to secure…