Struebing Construction Co. v. Golub-Lake Shore Place Corp.

This case involves a second-tier subcontractor’s mechanic’s lien claim against a private owner of a leasehold interest. It is undisputed that the second-tier subcontractor completed certain improvements on the subject property but never received payment for its work. Thus, the circuit court entered a judgment in favor of the lien claimant. On appeal, the defendants challenge the amount of the lien awarded. The circuit court arrived at the figure based on the sum of wrongful payments made by the private owner, after it received notice of the second-tier subcontractor’s claim pursuant to…