L. Vasquez v. Village Center

Respondent L. Vasquez, the plaintiff below, an excavating and grading contractor, brought an action against Village Center, Inc., for $12,606.12 and interest thereon, the balance due for labor performed allegedly at the special instance and request of Village Center, and to have real estate owned by appellant John Dooly impressed with a mechanics lien for the amount of such judgment. The jury returned a verdict, including interest, for $16,271.91, and found that the plaintiff had perfected and established the right to a mechanics lien against the realty. Dooly alone has appealed and contends that the judgment impressing his property with a mechanics lien was void because the trial court was without jurisdiction, erred in failing to direct a verdict for him, and erred in giving instructions on behalf of plaintiff.