Lannon v. Lee Conner Realty Corp.

This appeal from a decree enforcing a mechanic’s lien raises two questions: (1) whether the chancellor’s discretion was abused in refusing to extend the time for filing exceptions to a commissioner’s report, and (2) whether it was error to assess attorneys’ fees against the losing party.

The pertinent facts are undisputed. In March 1982, Hatsey Lannon, also known as Harriet H. Lannon, owned a home in Henrico County against which Lee Conner Realty Corporation (Conner) filed a bill to enforce a mechanic’s lien. The case remained on the trial court’s docket until April 30, 1987 when a final…