Meiners Co. v. Clayton Greens Nursing Center, Inc.

REINHARD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from judgment on the pleadings in favor of plaintiff in this suit on account. Defendant contends that, because an equitable mechanic’s lien suit involving the same property and parties was pending in the St. Louis County Circuit Court, the trial court had no jurisdiction to hear this case and its judgment is, therefore, a nullity.

Plaintiff filed this action on October 12, 1978. The petition alleged that between the dates of April 29, 1977, and April 10, 1978, plaintiff had supplied various labor and materials to defendant and that defendant had refused to…