Valley Metal Works, Inc. v. A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc.

Frank Holt, Justice.

Appellant asserts, as a matter of law, that it is entitled to a mechanic’s and materialman’s lien against the property of appellee Smith. The stipulated facts are that Smith contracted by purchase order with appellee Chempro Corp. for Chempro to design and sell to Smith certain materials for a solvent recovery system to be installed by Smith on the property in which Smith held a leasehold interest. Chempro (a New Jersey Corp.) issued its purchase order to Aircon (an Ohio Corp.) for a carbon adsorbtion unit, a component part of the solvent recovery system. Aircon then…