Owen Lumber Co. v. Chartrand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The plaintiff, Owen Lumber Company (Owen Lumber), lumber suppliers and subcontractors on a home in which homeowners Arthur and Carol Chartrand were defendants, filed a petition to foreclose on a lien. The Chartrands had contracted with Design Build Group, Inc. (Design Build) for the construction of a new home. Because of apparent problems with Design Build’s payment to subcontractors, the Chartrands filed an affidavit of equitable interest in the office of the Register of Deeds in Johnson County, Kansas, on December 28, 1995. Owen Lumber…