Durand v. Dowdall

Plaintiffs Durand, Mutch, and Lien appeal a judgment entered in favor of defendants by the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Lake County, sitting without a jury. We affirm. The issues are:

1. Did the District Court err in concluding that plaintiffs had no valid mechanic’s liens upon the defendants’ property?

2. Does merger of the leasehold and the fee permit enforcement, against the fee, of a lien upon the leasehold?

3. Should plaintiffs be allowed to recover under the theory of quantum meruit?

4. Was the claim of appellant Mutch, d/b/a Flathead Electric, barred due to untimely filing of the…