Hurst v. v. & M OF VIRGINIA, INC.

Appellant’s effort to establish and enforce a mechanic’s lien against appellees’ interest as tenants in a local shopping center met with defeat when the trial court sustained appellees’ demurrer without leave to amend. The narrow question on appeal is whether the court correctly interpreted the term, "building,” in the mechanics’ lien law, Md. Real Prop. Code Ann. § 9-102 (a) and § 9-103 (c) (2). We find that it did.

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The facts as set forth in appellant’s Amended Petition to Establish and Enforce Mechanic’s Lien, and exhibits attached thereto, are as follows: The appellees, V & M of Virginia,…