L & W SUPPLY CORP. v. Chartrand Family Trust

KIDWELL, Justice.

L & W Supply Corporation d.b.a. Gem State Acoustical and Drywall Supply (Gem State) brought an action to foreclose a materialman’s lien against a home owned by the Chartrand Family Trust (Chartrand). The district court granted summary judgment for Chartrand and dismissed Gem State’s claim, finding that Gem State’s lien was invalid, because Gem State was too remote from Chartrand in order to enjoy the benefits of Idaho’s materialman’s lien statute, I.C. § 45-501. Gem State has appealed the grant of summary judgment. Chartrand has cross-appealed the district judge’s denial of…