First National Bank of Commerce v. de la Tour Contractors, Inc.

KLEES, Judge.

Defendant, de la Tour Contractors, Inc., appeals the judgment decreeing that the mortgage of plaintiff, First National Bank Of Commerce (FNBC), primed de la Tour’s materialman’s lien. We affirm.

Defendant was hired by Scott Cecil in May of 1986 to complete work begun by another contractor on certain immovable property in Lake Timberlane Estates. FNBC recorded its mortgage on the same property on May 6, 1986, while defendant’s work was still in progress. Following completion of the work, Cecil failed to pay de la Tour, who filed a materialman’s lien *240against the property 'on…