Hammer v. Chapin

SMITH, District Judge.

This action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien 1 was commenced in the state court and removed 2 to this court by the Small Business Administration, hereinafter called SBA, an agency of the United States.

In May, June and July, 1963, plaintiffs’ predecessor performed work and furnished material for a log building erected on a tract of land owned by Dee Chapin. Chapin failed to pay an amount of $849.00. Within ninety days after the last item of work was performed and on August 23, 1963, a notice of lien was filed. The validity of the lien is not challenged, and as of August…