Opinion ID: 900889
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 17

Heading: Improper Items

Text: [¶ 42.] Four Square claimed that there were numerous items totaling $22,671.23 that should not have been included in the lien. Four Square complained that some of the items were not used in the work at the casino; other items were tools not expended at the casino; some items were not itemized in sufficient detail; and additional items were provided after the last date of service listed in the lien. The trial court heard extensive testimony and reviewed numerous exhibits concerning these claimed overstatements. For example, Sheesley explained that small hand tools could be expended on the job by breaking them, losing them or wearing them out. The trial court was able to assess Sheesley's credibility and resolved the rest of the claimed overstatements against Four Square and in favor of Action Mechanical by deducting only $1,323.18 of the contested $22,671.23. [¶ 43.] Additionally, the trial court awarded Action Mechanical a judgment based not only on its mechanic's lien, but also on its unjust enrichment claim. Therefore, items that were not sufficiently itemized in the lien or that were provided after the last date of service stated in the lien were still properly included in the judgment based on unjust enrichment.