Fulmer Building Supplies, Inc. v. Martin

Lewis, Justice:

This appeal involves the priority between a mechanic’s lien and an advance made under a previously recorded mortgage.

Robert C. and Patricia L. Martin employed Security Realty Builders, Inc., as the contractor, to construct a house on a lot owned by them in Newberry, South Carolina; and obtained a loan from National Homes Acceptance Corporation in the amount of $15,400.00 to pay for the construction. The Martins executed a note and mortgage to .National Homes in the foregoing amount and the mortgage was duly recorded on the public records on July 11, 1966. Since it was a…