Holland Asphalt Paving Co. v. Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of America

A subcontractor, Holland Asphalt and Paving Company (Holland), filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Madison County seeking a personal judgment against the contractor, Bank Building and Equipment Corporation of America (Bank Building), and against the owner, Mini Federal Savings and Loan Association (Mini), and seeking a foreclosure of a mechanics’ lien. Both Bank Building and Rlini filed an answer. On April 28, 1975, more than two years after the completion of the work, both defendants filed motions to dismiss alleging that the complaint was not filed in the county where the real estate…