California Court of Appeal

Judgment for defendant following a non-jury trial in an action to foreclose a mechanic-s lien recorded against defendant's property pursuant to a finding that the mechanic's lien was premature and therefore void is reversed where plaintiff recorded its claim of lien after its contract was completed, upon the anticipatory breach of the other contracting party.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2006
• Published 01/31/2006

Judges

• STEVENS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Farella Braun & Martel, Jeffrey A. Sykes, San Francisco, Anthony D. Giles, McQueen, Ashman & Mollis, James A. McQueen, Brian E. Bisol, Irvine, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Reed Smith, Paul D. Fogel, Dennis Peter Maio, Walter M. Schey, San Francisco, Martin H. Schey, for Defendant and Respondent.