WEST ALEXANDRIA PROPERTIES v. FIRST VA. MORTG.

Record No. 781224.

267 S.E.2d 149 (1980)

WEST ALEXANDRIA PROPERTIES, INC. v. FIRST VIRGINIA MORTGAGE AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Williamson, Alexandria (W. Curtis Sewell, Thomas & Sewell, P. C., Alexandria, on briefs), for appellant.

David C. Canfield, Arlington (John H. Ariail, Jr., Tolbert, Smith, Fitzgerald & Ramsey, Arlington, on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ.


POFF, Justice.

West Alexandria Properties, Inc. (WAPI), appeals from a decree entered June 1, 1978 sustaining a demurrer to an amended bill of complaint to enforce a mechanic's lien against land owned by First Virginia Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Trust (FVM). The major issues presented are (1) whether WAPI is a "person" entitled to claim a mechanic's lien and (2) whether, when land has been severed by dedication...

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