Hihn-Hammond Lumber Co. v. Elsom

A number of persons, each claiming a mechanic’s lien on the same property, began separate actions to foreclose the liens. These actions were consolidated for trial and resulted in a joint judgment of foreclosure. The building, on account of which the liens accrued, was erected prior to the enactment of the amendment of 1911 to the mechanic’s lien law, in pursuance of a contract which was valid under the prior law. The liens amounted to more than the balance found due from the owner to the contractor. This made it necessary to apportion the balance to the respective claimants, and to declare…