Hamel v. American Continental Corp.

RAPER, Justice, Retired.

The district court, on motion, dismissed a mechanic’s lien foreclosure action brought by the 24 appellants, employees of Patrick Earl Glaspie, d/b/a Western Comfort Builders (Glaspie), discharged in bankruptcy. Glaspie had contracted to do work for American Continental Corporation (American), d/b/a Medema Homes, appellee owner, on the land of American.

Appellants set out the issues to be:

“1. IS THE CONTRACTOR A PARTY WHO MUST BE JOINED AS A PARTY TO A MECHANICnS LIEN FORECLOSURE ACTION, AS AN INDES-PENSIBLE [sic] PARTY AND WHO, THEREFORE, CAUSES A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS…