House of Carpets, Inc. v. Mortgage Investment Co.

OPINION

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This suit was brought in the District Court of Bernalillo County to foreclose a mechanic’s and materialmen’s lien against a Mr. Daniels. Other mechanics and materialmen and Mortgage Investment Company of El Paso, a mortgagee, were joined as defendants to resolve lien priorities. The pleadings and party situation then becomes exceedingly complex, replete with third party claims, interventions, counterclaims, cross claims and perhaps others. For purposes of this appeal, suffice it to say that the mentioned mortgagee (Appellant) is aligned against several claimants of…