The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 6BCP
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Case summary: Two people D and K asked a construction company J to remodel their farmhouse. The company J gave them an initial estimate of $45,975. As the work proceeded, significant changes were made in the plan that increased the cost of work which was informed by the company J to the people D and K. In the middle of the project, the people D and K paid $67,000 to the company and refused to pay more. The company J filed a suit against the people D and K in the state court.
To find: The most effective lien to the company J in an attempt to collect its money.
Summary Introduction
Case summary: Two people D and K asked a construction company J to remodel their farmhouse. The company J gave them an initial estimate of $45,975. As the work proceeded, significant changes were made in the plan that increased the cost of work which was informed by the company J to the people D and K. In the middle of the project, the people D and K paid $67,000 to the company and refused to pay more. The company J filed a suit against the people D and K in the state court.
To find: The way a Mechanic’s lien works.
Summary Introduction
Case summary: Two people D and K asked a construction company J to remodel their farmhouse. The company J gave them an initial estimate of $45,975. As the work proceeded, significant changes were made in the plan that increased the cost of work which was informed by the company J to the people D and K. In the middle of the project, the people D and K paid $67,000 to the company and refused to pay more. The company J filed a suit against the people D and K in the state court.
To find: The enforceability of the Mechanic’s lien in this case.
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