E.L. Gardner, Inc. v. Bowie Joint Venture

WILNER, Judge.

This is a mechanic’s lien case, growing out of additions made to an existing shopping center in Prince George’s County. Appellant supplied concrete to a subcontractor on the job; when it wasn’t paid the amount due (alleged to be $33,178), it filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County a Complaint to establish and enforce a mechanic’s lien in that amount.

Acting pursuant to Md.Code Ann. Real Prop, art., § 9-106(a) and Md.Rule BG 73, the court issued an order directing appellee, the owner of the property, to show cause why a lien should not be established. Appellee…