Cooley Equipment v. Rimrock CA
Plaintiff Cooley Equipment Corp. (Cooley) appeals judgments entered after the trial court granted summary judgment for defendants Otay Valley Quarry LLC (OVQ), JJJ&K Investments, LP, OV Three One LLC, and JJJ&K Investments Two, LLC (together JJJ&K), concluding there were no triable issues of material fact on Cooley's causes of action to enforce mechanic's and mining liens and that OVQ and JJJ&K were entitled to judgment as a matter of law. On appeal, Cooley contends the trial court erred because there are triable issues of material fact regarding whether: (1) Cooley properly served the statutorily-required 20-day preliminary notice of lien on the owner or reputed owner of the Chula Vista quarry property on which its leased equipment was located; (2) Cooley could have a mechanic's lien for its leased equipment used by the lessee on the quarry property; and (3) Cooley could have a mining lien for its leased equipment used by the lessee on the quarry property. As we explain below, the trial court properly granted OVQ's and JJJ&K's motions for summary judgment.
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