Harris v. Dyer

*235LINDE, J.

A dispute between the parties to a construction contract led the owner to terminate the contract. The construction contractor demanded the amount he claimed to be owing under the contract, and upon the owner’s refusal to pay, the contractor filed a claim of lien, followed by a suit to foreclose the lien. As the contract provided for arbitration, the circuit court abated the proceeding pending arbitration.1 The arbitrators awarded the contractor $64,089.71 plus interest. The contractor then moved for a decree foreclosing the lien in a total amount comprising the arbitrators’ award,…