Legal Opinion
Premier Investments v. Suites of America, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1994No. 49S02-9412-CV-1217PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
oN PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
We hold that the benefits of Indiana's mechanic's lien statutes cannot be invoked by a real estate developer performing supervisory services but not physical labor, particularly a developer who is an equity participant in the project. We therefore vacate the holding of the Court of Appeals, Premier Investments v. Suites of America (1994), Ind.App., 630 N.E.2d 232, and affirm the decision of the trial court in this case.
Facts
On February 6, 1989, developer Premier Investments, a general partnership, and Howard Johnson Franchise Systems, Inc., entered…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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