SINGLEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
This is but another skirmish in the continuing battle between subcontractors, general contractors, and owners.
While the relationship between them may perhaps be clouded, it is clear that sometime in May 1967, The Simpson Land Company (Simpson) as owner, and News Construction Co., Inc. (News) as contractor, commenced construction of a Holiday Inn Motel at Parole, Maryland.
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