Olson v. Roop

This was a suit by a builder to foreclose a mechanic’s lien arising out of labor and materials furnished for the construction of a house for defendants. The trial court denied the lien but entered a judgment for plaintiff for certain specified items for which the court found that no payment had been made. Defendants appeal upon the ground that the lien was not valid and, therefore, no authority remained pursuant to which a court of equity could give legal relief in the form of a money judgment.

Plaintiff does not contest the court’s ruling concerning the inadequacy of his lien, nor do…