West Alexandria Properties, Inc. v. First Virginia Mortgage & Real Estate Investment Trust

West Alexandria Properties, Inc. (WAPI), appeals from a decree entered June 1, 1978 sustaining a demurrer to an amended bill of complaint to enforce a mechanic’s lien against land owned by First Virginia Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Trust (FVM). The major issues presented are (1) whether WAPI is a “person” entitled to claim a mechanic’s lien and (2) whether, when land has been severed by dedication to the public after commencement of construction improving both the dedicated and non-dedicated land, a lien encompassing the value of work done on the public property may be enforced…