Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. Western Seed Production Corp.

OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

The basic legal issue presented by this appeal is whether a lien claimant obtains a valid lien when its claim of lien only encompasses a portion of the property sought to be charged.

Westinghouse Electric Supply Company (Westinghouse) brought an action to foreclose a materialman’s lien on property leased by Western Seed Production Company (Western Seed). The parties entered into an agreed statement of facts and based upon that agreed statement filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Western Seed, denying the validity…