Collier v. Dillon

Judge Cammack

Reversing.

This case involved the priority of a second mortgage held by the appellants and a mechanic’s lien asserted by the appellee, Da,vid Dillon, on a lot and a partially completed house thereon. The appeal is from a judgment granting the mechanic’s lien priority.

The controversy may be better understood by a brief review of the facts leading up to the filing of the action. The property in question was Lot 14 in Meadow View Estates Subdivision, which belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Alford. In August, 1947, Dillon began the construction of a house on the lot. Under the plans and…