Ft. Beauregard Assocs., Inc. v. Lindsay Ervin & Assocs., Inc.

By JUDGE JAMES H. CHAMBLIN

At the hearing on August 22, 1990, on the Petition pursuant to § 43-17.1, the Court took under advisement the respondent’s Motion to Strike after presentation of the petitioner’s evidence. The issue is whether the respondent, a golf course architectural firm, can assert a mechanic’s lien under Chapter 1 of Title 43; and, if so, under what circumstances.

For the reasons hereinafter set forth, I am of the opinion that under Virginia law, an architect is entitled to a mechanic’s lien if he provides the "labor" required under § 43-3 as interpreted by the Supreme Court in…