Franklin Building Supply Co. v. Sumpter

BURDICK, Justice.

Franklin Building Supply filed a material-man’s hen on the home of Douglas and Pamela Sumpter after their contractor, Pond Construction, defaulted on its account with Franklin and filed for bankruptcy. The appeal challenges the district court’s order holding that the hen was not timely filed and dismissing Franklin’s foreclosure proceedings, and the district court’s use of the statutory rate of interest to be applied on the hen claim. Because the hen was filed within ninety days of the date that the last item was supplied by the materialman, we reverse the district court’s…