Rudd Lumber Co. v. Anderson

Lees, C.

Plaintiff filed a claim for a mechanic’s lien for $2,571.05 on property. owned by the defendant Martin Anderson and brought this action to foreclose the lien.

The court found that Anderson owed but $161.88, and that in its lien statement plaintiff had knowingly demanded more than was justly due. Plaintiff has appealed from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

In the summer of 1920, Anderson, who conducted an automobile repair shop in the village of Braham in Isanti county, began the construction of a large garage. He purchased building materials from the plaintiff, who had a…