Legal Opinion
Scott & Wimbrow, Inc. v. Wisterco Investments, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 20, 1977No. 1089, September Term, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
At issue upon this appeal from the Circuit Court for Worcester County is the propriety of the action of the chancellor in sustaining without leave to amend the demurrer of appellees, Wisterco Investments, Inc. and its codefendants, to the bill of complaint to enforce a mechanics’ lien filed by appellant Scott & Wimbrow, Inc. We find the chancellor’s reasoning eminently sound, and we affirm his decree.
The peculiar advantage of a mechanics’ lien over the more conventional debtor’s suit was substantially diminished by the holding of Barry Properties v. Fick Bros., 277 Md. 15. The lien that once…
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