BIG LAKE LUMBER v. SECURITY PROPERTY INV'S

No. A11-2220.

836 N.W.2d 359 (2013)

BIG LAKE LUMBER, INC., Appellant, v. SECURITY PROPERTY INVESTMENTS, INC., et al., Defendants, 21st Century Bank, Respondent, Wright Lumber & Millwork, Inc., Respondent, Pearson Plumbing Corp., Respondent, J. DesMarais Construction, Inc., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl E. Robinson , Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC, Edina, Minnesota, for appellant Big Lake Lumber, Inc.

Steven R. Little , Steven F. Buterin , Heley, Duncan & Melander, PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent 21st Century Bank.

Gerald W. Von Korff , Rinke Noonan , St. Cloud, Minnesota, for appellant J. DesMarais Construction, Inc.

Bradley N. Beisel , David J. Krco , Beisel & Dunlevy, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Land Title Association.


OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether the court of appeals erred when it reversed the district court's lien priority decision by applying a new "integrated analysis" to find that the mortgage of respondent 21st Century Bank (the Bank) was superior to the mechanic's liens of appellants Big Lake Lumber, Inc. and J. DesMarais Construction, Inc. Following a bench trial, the district court found that Big Lake Lumber and DesMarais...

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