Forsythe v. Homestead Development Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a mechanic’s lien foreclosure action filed by plaintiff Forsythe against, inter alia, appellant Precision Excavating, Inc. (Precision) and respondent Homestead Development Corporation (Homestead).1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Homestead is a developer of small subdivisions. Precision is an excavating company. Forsythe was an employee of Precision. In May 1992, Precision and Homestead entered into a contract for Precision to work on a subdivision in Hillsboro. In November 1992, after completion of the job, Forsythe filed a construction lien for…