Lewis v. Shawmut Bank, N. A.

The plaintiff, Bruce Lewis d/b/a Lewis Companies, a subcontractor, appeals the decision of the Superior Court (Dalianis, J.) that the defendant, Shawmut Bank, N.A., had priority over the plaintiff’s mechanic’s lien with respect to all the proceeds from the foreclosure of the mortgaged premises. We reverse and remand.

The plaintiff, a subcontractor of G.M. Holdings (G.M.), provided a water booster station and incidental labor, material, and services for G.M.’s development of approximately 160 acres of land in Raymond. In order to acquire this land, G.M. conveyed two mortgages: one for $420,000…