Case Name: Polcon Tile, Ltd. v. General Building Concepts, Inc.
Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1999-12-17
Citations: 50 Va. Cir. 501
Docket Number: Case No. (Chancery) 19077
Parties: Polcon Tile, Ltd. v. General Building Concepts, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 50
Pages: 501–501

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY
Polcon Tile, Ltd. v. General Building Concepts, Inc.
December 17, 1999
Case No. (Chancery) 19077

Opinion:
BY JUDGE CARLETON PENN
This proceeding is a "Petition to Invalidate Mechanic's Lien," filed under Code § 43-17.1. That section of the Code of Virginia allows "[a]ny party, having an interest in real property against which a lien has been filed . upon a showing of good cause, [to] petition the court of equity having jurisdiction . to hold a hearing to determine the validity of any perfected lien on the property." (Emphasis supplied.)
Neither the "Petition to Invalidate Mechanic's Lien" nor the evidence heard ore tenus showed that Petitioner was a "party, having an interest in the real property against which the lien[s]" had been filed. It was a subcontractor only, without an interest in the real property. A later filing in the proceeding recites that the real property was "a portion of the property conveyed to Cyber Funding, Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership." That limited partnership is not a party to this proceeding.
The court being without jurisdiction, the petition is dismissed. However, the matter may proceed as to the bond posted pursuant to Code § 43-71.