E. E. Stump Well Drilling, Inc. v. Willis

This is an appeal in a mechanic’s lien case. At the heart of the controversy is Code § 43-16,1 which provides that if “the owner” is compelled to complete a building because of the general contractor’s default, the amount expended by “the owner” for such completion shall have priority over all mechanics’ liens placed on the building. The sole question for decision is whether the appellee, Patricia Ann Willis, was “the owner” of the subject property within the meaning of Code § 43-16 so that the amount she expended to complete the building was entitled to priority over a *447mechanic’s lien filed…