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· 4/9/1981

Northwestern National Bank of Sioux City v. Metro Center, Inc.

Citations

  • 303 N.W.2d 395

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing judgment where there was no evidence of undercapitalization and companies maintained separate financial records
  • applying the 1979 version of Iowa Code section 572.18 and stating that “the mechanic’s lien arises upon furnishing of labor or material; not upon its filing”
  • contract vendee had “sufficient interest” in real estate “to provide a basis for a mechanic’s lien”
  • lien in such case actually predates filing of the lien, which then relates back to the date of work commencement
  • “[T]he mechanic’s lien arises upon furnishing of labor or material; not upon its filing.”

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Judges: Legrand, Uh-Lenhopp, McCormick, Larson, Schultz

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