Elder Mercantile Co. v. Ottawa Investment Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

Of the numerous defendants the Dobson Investment Company, State Bank of Ottawa and F. C. Dobson appeal from certain judgments in favor of a number of material-men in litigation arising out of the construction of a building on ground formerly owned by the bank. The assignments of error chiefly relied on have reference to the priority of liens and to the amount of judgment rendered in favor of the Elder Mercantile Company. The parties and issues were so numerous that the court made thirty-eight findings of fact and nineteen conclusions of law.

The…