Northwest Ironworks, Inc. v. Rippling River Development Corp.

Defendants appeal from a judgment foreclosing a construction lien. ORS 87.010. We affirm.

Defendant Rippling River Development Corporation (owner) contracted with Bart Hess Building Contractor, Inc. (Hess), the general contractor, for construction of a restaurant and lounge at Rippling River Lodge.1 Plaintiff orally agreed with Hess to furnish and fabricate the steel beams, trusses and miscellaneous steel for the job. Hess agreed to pay plaintiff $96,510.2 As part of the owner’s “fast track” construction plans, plaintiff began to fabricate the steel before the owner’s architects had completed…