Gollehon, Schemmer & Associates, Inc. v. Fairway-Bettendorf Associates

McCORMICK, Justice.

The question here is whether an architect is entitled to a mechanic’s lien on real estate when he has provided services preparatory to development of the land which were not used because the project did not proceed beyond the planning stage. Plaintiff Gollehon, Schemmer & Associates, Inc., filed and sought to foreclose a lien for such services against , an undeveloped 18.62 acre tract of land owned by defendant Fairway-Bettendorf Associates located in Betten-dorf. Defendant Union National Bank held the first' mortgage on the premises, which was subsequent in date to…