Missouri Land Development Specialties, LLC v. Concord Excavating Co.

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Presiding Judge.

In this mechanic’s hen action, the parties appeal from the trial court’s judgment entered in favor of the hen claimant. The trial court awarded the claimant a mechanic’s hen, but awarded a hen amount that was less than requested. The excluded amount, found nonhenable by the trial court, represents charges for grading and excavating equipment while such equipment sat idle due to a shut-down caused by nonpayment by the general contractor. In addition to the mechanic’s hen, the trial court also awarded the claimant interest on the hen amount. The bank, which…