Society Linnea v. Wilbois

In the light of our many cases dealing with the rights and priorities of mechanic’s lien claimants, it would indeed be hard to imagine a more complex case than the one presented here. It involves a defendant owner of a three-plex apartment house, now bankrupt, who first considered and later purchased the premises, then a run-down vacant rooming house, for $2600. Before his leap into this none-too-profitable venture, he contacted the plaintiff for a loan sufficient to purchase the property, pay off a mortgage thereon, and to do minor remodeling, a plumbing company to inspect the premises and…