UNITED SAV. ASS'N v. JIM CARPENTER

Record Nos. 951470, 952238, 960615.

475 S.E.2d 788 (1996)

252 Va. 252

UNITED SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, F.S.B., et al. v. JIM CARPENTER COMPANY. TART LUMBER COMPANY, INC. v. DREWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, et al. ADDINGTON-BEAMAN LUMBER COMPANY, INC. v. ROBERSON BUILDERS, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl M. Rice, Woodbridge (Diane Wells Davoren; Rice & Stallknecht, on briefs), for Appellants in No. 951470.

Russell H. Roberts, Fredericksburg (Jennifer Lee Parrish; George P. Snead; Roberts, Ashby & Parrish, on brief), for Appellee in No. 951470.

Gerald I. Katz (Peter Thos. Hansen; Katz & Stone, on brief), for Virginia Building Materials Association in support of appellee.

Edward D. Hubacher, Annandale (Costello & Hubacher, Alexander, on brief), for Appellant in No. 952238.

Robert K. Richardson, Fairfax (Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, on brief), for Appellees in No. 952238.

Joseph T. Waldo, Virginia Beach (Philip J. Infantino; Pender & Coward, on briefs), for Appellant in No. 960615.

James L. Windsor, Norfolk (L. Allan Parrott, Jr.; Kaufman & Canoles, on brief), for Appellees in No. 960615.

Present: All the Justices.


KOONTZ, Justice.

In these appeals we consider the applicability of mechanic's liens to materials furnished for specific construction projects under pre-existing, non-binding credit agreements between contractors and materialmen.1 In each instance, the contractor or its successor-in-interest asserts that the materials were furnished under "open accounts,"2 thus each delivery of materials

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