O'DELL v. Kunkel's, Inc.

IRWIN, Justice.

Kunkel’s, Inc., (Kunkel’s) commenced proceedings to foreclose a mechanic’s and ma-terialmen’s lien on a new residence purchased by the appellants John S. O’Dell and Suzanne R. O’Dell (O’Dells). One of the primary issues presented was whether Kunkel’s reservation, under the Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.), of a security interest in the fixtures it installed in the new residence precluded it from asserting its lien rights under 42 O.S.1971, § 141 et seq. The trial court held Kunkel’s had the right to assert its lien, the Court of Appeals held Kunkel’s did not have such right,…