Mid-West Engineering & Construction Co. v. Campagna

WELBORN, Commissioner.

This is an equitable mechanic’s lien action. Various contractors and materialmen who furnished labor and materials for the construction of a building for the sublessee from an assignee of a 99-year lease sought to establish liens against the interest of the original lessee, his assignee, and the owner of the fee of the tract on which the building was erected. A referee appointed by the trial court heard the testimony and made findings, recommending that, except as to two of the claimants, the liens be allowed. The trial court originally accepted, in essence, the…