Legal Opinion
Willow Creek Lumber Co. v. Porter County Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 1978No. Nos. 77-1536, 77-1537PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) by holders of mechanics’ liens on property that is also subject to the lien of a mortgage held by the United States as as-signee. The issue is whether the federal lien is entitled to priority, as the District Court held. We hold that it is and therefore affirm.
Commencing in March 1972 and continuing until February 1974, the mechanic’s lien holders supplied labor and material used in constructing a housing project in Portage, Indiana. On April 1, 1972, Gary National Bank, as trustee-owner, executed a mortgage on the property to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Kimbell Foods, Inc. v. Republic National Bank Of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- In the Matter of Lehigh Valley Mills, Inc., Bankrupt. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- The T. H. Rogers Lumber Company v. James Bruce Apel, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
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- New York Life Insurance v. Central National BankDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
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