Occidental Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Cannon

This action was commenced as a foreclosure of a mortgage but has devolved into a contest between the mortgagee against as well as between two defendant mechanic’s lien claimants.

John L. Cannon, hereafter referred to as Cannon, and Jane B. Cannon, the mortgagors, failed to plead herein and were defaulted. The trial court determined that Joyce Lumber Company, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as Joyce, had a mechanic’s lien with a first priority; the mortgage of Occidental Savings and Loan Association, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as Occidental, was found to be second in…