Welter v. Heer

LeGRAND, Justice.

This is a suit in equity to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for work performed in improving the residence of Bert Heer and Ruth Heer in Dubuque County, Iowa. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs for $4403.46 and established that amount as a lien against the property in question. Mr. and Mrs. Heer appeal, and we affirm.

The Dubuque Bank and Trust Company was made a party defendant because it held a mortgage on the property. The trial court’s decree held the mechanic’s lien to be superior to the bank’s mortgage. The bank has not appealed, and our consideration…