Alside Supply Center v. Vinson

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

This case requires us to re-examine the Tennessee statutes governing liens that have been placed on real property by suppliers of construction materials used to improve that property. The chancellor sustained the lien. We reverse because neither the contractor nor the supplier properly allocated the payments made by the homeowner to the contractor’s account with the supplier.

The defendants in this action, Paul and Jan Vinson, entered into a contract with Roger Green, d/b/a Home Systems, to install vinyl siding on their home. As is customary in the business, Green…