Bryant v. Jim Atkinson Tile

269 S.W.3d 383 (2007)

James BRYANT, Appellant,

v.

JIM ATKINSON TILE, Appellee.

No. CA 07-374.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

December 5, 2007.

Joe O'Bryan, Cabot, AR, for appellant.

Jim Atkinson, for appellee.

SARAH HEFFLEY, Judge.

James Bryant appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Lonoke County granting Atkinson Tile a materialman's lien on Bryant's property. This case presents two questions: first, must notice be provided to the property owner under Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-115 (Supp.2007) before a subcontractor may obtain a valid lien on the property and, second, if the answer to that…