· 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
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- 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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