Whitehead & Kales Co. v. Taan

The bill was filed to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. When the cause was at issue all parties in interest, including many lien claimants, were properly before the court. Shank Company was the general contractor, with certain persons trading as Trocadero Hotel Company as owners, for the erection of a hotel. American Loan & Trust Company was a mortgagee. Later, by foreclosure, it became owner. From the decree entered, the trust company has appealed. The appeal challenges the decree with respect to the rights of three different lien claimants.

Whitehead & Kales Company. This is a Michigan…