Deal v. Edwards

Plaintiff filed this action for the sole purpose of foreclosing a claimed construction lien. Defendants counterclaimed, asserting a right to damages caused by plaintiff’s unworkmanlike construction resulting in the loss of value of the building on which the work was done. Plaintiff’s only response was that he had corrected all deficiencies in the work prior to filing the complaint.

The trial court held that plaintiff’s lien was invalid and entered judgment for defendants for attorney fees in defending the lien claim. We affirm. The lien claim exceeded by not less than 9 percent the amount…