E.E. STUMP WELL DRILLING, INC. v. WILLIS

Record No. 822195.

338 S.E.2d 841 (1986)

E.E. STUMP WELL DRILLING, INC. v. Patricia Ann WILLIS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Wandrei (Radford & Wandrei, Bedford, on brief), for appellant.

No brief or argument for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal in a mechanic's lien case. At the heart of the controversy is Code § 43-16,1 which provides that if "the owner" is compelled to complete a building because of the general contractor's default, the amount expended by "the owner" for such completion shall have priority over all mechanics' liens placed on the building. The sole question for decision is whether the appellee, Patricia Ann Willis...

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