DBM Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

*37¶1 — When an owner of property subject to a lien records a lien bond, the bond becomes security for the lien and guarantees payment of a judgment upon the lien. In this case, DBM Consulting Engineers recorded a lien against a client to secure a debt DBM asserted it was owed under a contract. The client obtained a lien bond to allow it to sell the property. DBM sued the client for breach of contract and prevailed at trial. DBM then sued the bond surety to compel it to pay DBM the amount of the bond, and the trial court granted DBM’s motion for summary judgment. But because DBM failed to obtain…