Winger Contracting Company v. Cargill, Incorporated

APPEL, Justice.

In this case, we are called upon to decide whether mechanic's liens arising from the provision of materials and labor to a lessee attach to the property of the lessor under the facts and circumstances of this case. The case also presents the question of whether a construction mortgage lien ultimately obtained by the owner of the land on the leasehold and property of the lessee has priority over later-filed mechanic's liens.

The proceedings below were heard in the Iowa Business Specialty Court, a district court. A number of businesses sought to foreclose mechanic's liens against…