Legal Opinion

Isle of Wight Materials Co. v. Cowling Bros.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 11, 1993No. Record No. 921327PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy

In this appeal we determine whether a materialman is entitled to enforcement of its perfected mechanic’s lien in an interpleader action when it has not filed a petition to enforce the lien or a petition to intervene in the enforcement action of another lienor within the limitations period of Code § 43-17.

Medical Facilities of America L Limited Partnership (Medical Facilities) contracted with Fralin & Waldron, Inc. to build a health care facility on land owned by Medical Facilities. Fralin & Waldron then contracted with Randall G. Moss, d.b.a. Moss & Co. (Moss) to perform on-site grading for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Donohoe Construction Co. v. Mount Vernon AssociatesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Wallace v. BrumbackSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
  3. Commonwealth Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. Standard Federal Savings & LoanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gannett Company, Incorporated v. The Clark Construction Group, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  2. ADO Home Services, LLC v. Kristin L. FrykmanCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2025
  3. Almond v. WilliamsNorfolk County Circuit Court · 1997
  4. CVAS 2, LLC v. City of FredericksburgSupreme Court of Virginia · 2015
  5. Davenport Insulation of Harrisonburg, Inc. v. AliffRockingham County Circuit Court · 1999

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