Legal Opinion
King's Oak Liquidators v. Bala Cynwyd Hotel Associates
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 11, 1991No. 2576PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
In this mechanics’ lien proceeding, the trial court granted a motion to strike the lien because the services rendered by the claimant were not properly the subject of a mechanics’ lien. On appeal, we affirm.
A mechanics’ lien is a creature of statute. See: Mechanics’ Lien Law of August 24,1963, P.L. 1175, No. 497, 49 P.S. §§ 1101 et seq. A lien is available “for the payment of all debts due by the owner to the contractor ... for labor or materials furnished in the erection or construction, or the alteration or repair of the improvement [to property].” Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sampson-Miller Associated Companies v. Landmark Realty Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Yellow Run Coal Co. v. Yellow Run Energy Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Jan-Lee Corp. v. Thompson Realty Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1954
3Cited by10 opinions
- Denlinger, Inc. v. AgrestaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Delmont Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Kenver Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Rockford Enterprises, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1993
- Mele Construction Co. v. Crown American Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Hunter v. Meadville Sandblasting Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County1992
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