Carr-Cullen Co. v. Deming

Appeal by five defendants from an order denying a motion for a new trial.

Action to foreclose certain mechanics’ liens and to have them declared to be prior to a mortgage. The trial court held that the mechanics’ liens were subordinate to the mortgage. Defendant Deming was the owner of a lot in Minneapolis on which there was a one-story frame business building. It was divided into two parts, one of which was occupied by him as a real estate office and the other was occupied by Mr. Kunsch. Deming sold the property to Kunsch for $5,500, $500 of which was paid in cash and the balance secured by a…