Ray v. Northern Sugar Corporation

STRUTZ, Chief Justice,

on reassignment.

The plaintiff commenced an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on property located in Pembina, North Dakota, upon which the defendant Northern Sugar Corporation had erected a building. The work of constructing this building was done by the defendant Ferguson Company. The plaintiff was a subcontractor of Ferguson, and he performed certain work on the building during the course of construction.

The plaintiff in his complaint alleges that a written contract was entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant Ferguson Company relating to the work which…