R. W. Boeker Co. v. Eagle Bank

Plaintiff, R. W. Boeker Co., appeals from an order of the circuit court of Madison County dismissing its cause of action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on the grounds it was barred by a prior mortgage foreclosure proceeding. We affirm.

Cottonwood Sports Center, a sports facility in Edwardsville, formerly was owned by Cottonwood Junction, Inc. In November of 1983, Cottonwood Junction filed a bankruptcy petition in Federal court. The second mortgage holder, the Helsels, and the first mortgage holder, Eagle Bank of Madison County (Eagle Bank), defendant here, had the bankruptcy court’s automatic…