Bank loaned $8 million to Real Estate Company to build an apartment complex. The loan was secured by a mortgage. Real Estate hired contractors to provide concrete work, plumbing, carpentry, and other construction services. Real Estate later went bankrupt owing Bank $3 million. The contractors recorded mechanic's liens when they were not paid for their work. The property was sold to Bank at a sheriff's sale for $1.3 million. The contractors claimed that their mechanic's liens should be satisfied out of the $1.3 million before any funds were distributed to Bank for its mortgage. The trial court distributed the $1.3 million primarily to Bank, with only a small fraction going to the contractors. Do the liens come before the mortgage in priority of payment? Discuss thoroughly. Mechanic's Lien*