Glasco Electric Company v. Best Electric

PAUL J. SIMON, Presiding Judge Defendants, Westview Health Care Associates (hereafter the ""Company""), Lee F. Sutliffe, Westview Center, Inc. (hereafter ""Westview""), Midwest Capital Corp., the Industrial Development Authority of Jefferson County (hereafter the ""Authority""), and Michael C. O'Flaherty, appeal from a judgment and decree entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Missouri, encumbering property owned by the Company with a mechanic's lien in the amount of $24,563.65. Plaintiff, Glasco Electric Company (hereafter ""Glasco""), cross-appeals from the trial court's refusal to declare that said mechanic's lien be give priority over the deed of trust securing the construction loan. On April 15, 1983, the Company entered into a construction contract with Essex Contracting Inc. (hereafter ""Essex""), for the construction of a nursing home known as the Westview Nursing Center (hereafter the ""Westview project""). Essex, as general contractor, subcontracted with Best Electric Company (hereafter ""Best""), for the electrical work on the project.