Roe v. M & R PIPELINERS, INC.

Neely, Justice:

These consolidated civil actions concern the validity of a notice of Us pendens when its prerequisite, an order of attachment, allegedly has not been duly entered and recorded.

On January 15, 1966, Ferrell Roe sued M & R Pipeliners, Inc. for back wages in the Circuit Court of Harrison County. In June 1966 there was a mistrial, and thereafter, in October 1966, a second trial was conducted in which Ferrell Roe obtained a verdict and judgment for $11,121.25. While Ferrell Roe’s case was pending in the Circuit Court of Harrison County, Keystone Acceptance Corporation sued M & R…