Leray Lytle, D/b/a Lytle Plumbing & Heating, Plaintiff and Appellant v. John Morgan, D/b/a Koa Campground…

Summary

The South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed the trial court, holding that the plaintiff was not entitled to a foreclosure of his mechanic's lien as a matter of law, that the trial court correctly denied the plaintiff's directed verdict motions, and that the trial court did not err in omitting additional lien instructions. The court based its decision on substantial evidence of incomplete work and the statutory requirement to prove reasonable value.