Pater Painter, Inc. v. William R. Higgins, Jr. Foundation, Inc.

LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal concerns the right of Lucas Heating & Air Conditioning Company (Lucas) to assert a mechanic’s lien for material and labor furnished in constructing a building on property owned by The William R. Higgins, Jr. Foundation, Inc. (Higgins). The trial court found the claim was not timely filed and held Lucas was not entitled to a lien. Lucas appealed, and we affirm the judgment.

There were other parties to this litigation originally, both plaintiffs and defendants, but only Lucas and Higgins are interested in this appeal.

Higgins is an Iowa non-profit corporation. It…