Tri City Building Center, Inc. v. Williams

O’CONNELL, J.,

Pro Tempore.

This is a suit brought by a subcontractor to foreclose its own lien and also to foreclose a lien assigned to it by Maiden Brothers Masonry, another subcontractor who performed work on the same construction job. Defendant Columbia Mortgage Company contended that the plaintiff could not sue to recover on the assigned lien because it fell within the proscription of ORS 697.030. The trial court held otherwise, and defendant appeals.

ORS 697.030 provides as follows:

"No person other than a billing agency, factoring agency or collection agency licensed and authorized under…