M & R Construction Co. v. Shea

Plaintiff brought this action in the District Court of the Second Judicial District, County of Silver Bow, to foreclose a mechanic’s lien against the owners of two buildings on which it had done work. On July 18 and 19, 1977,. a trial was held before the Honorable James D. Freebourn, sitting without a jury, resulting in a judgment in favor of defendants. Plaintiff appeals and defendants cross-appeal.

In late 1974, Charles and Barbara Lovelace purchased on contract a building housing the Cabaret Lounge in Butte, Montana, from Clarence DeDycker and Francis Wallace. The building was adjacent to a…