Associated Sand & Gravel Co. v. Di Pietro

This appeal embraces the question whether a single mechanic’s lien against more than one lot of land in a subdivision can be enforced against less than the entire property liened, over the objection of a lienor junior to the lien creditor on the lot on which lien enforcement is sought and senior to the lien creditor on other lots in the subdivision liened against, when the owner is bankrupt and the subdivision lots are insufficient to fully pay off both the lien creditor and the junior lien creditor referred to.

The facts are these. Vista View Builders, Inc., a subdivision owner and developer,…