Bricklayers of Western Pennsylvania Combined Funds, Inc. v. Scott's Development Co.

OPINION BY

ALLEN, J.:

Under Pennsylvania’s Mechanics’ Lien Law, only a “contractor” or “subcontractor” is permitted to file a lien claim against an owner of property, 49 P.S. § 1308(a), for the payment of debts due by the owner to the contractor or by the contractor to any of his subcontractors for labor or materials furnished during a project. 49 P.S. § 1301; see 49 P.S. § 1201(4), (5) (defining “contractor” and “subcontractor”).

In these consolidated appeals, the trustees of employee benefit funds filed mechanics’ lien claims for unpaid contributions owed to union members as a result of…