Heating And Plumbing Engineers Inc. V. H.J. Wilson Co‪.‬

Plaintiff, Heating and Plumbing Engineers, Inc. (the subcontractor) brought this action to collect the amount due, and to foreclose a mechanic's lien, for duct work manufactured by it for use in a building being constructed by defendant H.W. Houston Construction Company (the contractor) for defendant H.J. Wilson Co., Inc. (the owner). The contractor cross-claimed against the owner for a judgment for the value of the materials, labor, and other services and expenses furnished by it to the project and for a decree foreclosing its own mechanic's lien therefor. The owner cross-claimed against the contractor for indemnification for any amount determined to be due to the subcontractor and for recovery of its attorneys' fees and costs.