Schumacher Electric, Inc. v. DeBruyn

SNELL, Justice.

Schumacher Electric, Inc. filed an action to foreclose its mechanic’s lien. The district court granted a summary judgment motion filed by the owner of the property on which the lien was asserted. We affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

Carol DeBruyn is the record titleholder of Lots 1, 2, and 3 of the North Brady Industrial Park Addition to Scott County, Iowa. On April 5, 1996, she and Michael DeBruyn borrowed $112,500 from the First Central State Bank and Trust Company, executing a deed of trust to the bank as security. The money was used to construct a building on the…