Disbrow & Co. v. Peterson

This is an action for the foreclosure of a mechanics’ lien. The plaintiff is a subcontractor who furnished millwork to a contractor in the erection of a duplex house. The defendants are the contractor and the owner of the property. The case was tried, and at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, the defendant Peterson, owner of the property, moved to dismiss the cause as to her. The trial court sustained the motion and plaintiff appeals. The questions presented on appeal involve only the right of the plaintiff to a lien on defendant Peterson’s property.

The defendant contractor had built similar…