Mannington Carpets, Inc. v. Hazelrigg

— The priority of a materialmen’s lien against real property is established as of the date of delivery of the material to that property. Here, Mannington Carpets, Inc., shipped carpet “F.O.B. Mannington’s mill” from the state of Georgia to Renton, Washington, in March 1996. In May 1996, a carrier delivered the carpet to the subject property, a commercial building located in Renton. The month before, on April 18, 1996, lenders Frontier Bank and John and Carol Radovich properly recorded against the property their respective deeds of trust. Because the trial court erred by ruling that…