McCleery-Dudley Lumber Co. v. Workman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DAWSON, J.:

In this appeal mortgagees complain of the precedence given to the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien on property covered by their mortgages.

The. plaintiff lumber company supplied certain materials for the improvement of two properties in Topeka — one on Lake street and the other on Lafayette street. The contractor who purchased these materials was one F. C. Workman, whose wife held the title to the Lake street property. The Lafayette street property was owned by a stranger to this controversy. The improvements on both properties were made…