Burque v. Naugatuck Lumber Co.

The principal point presented by the appeal is whether, as the appellants contend, the plaintiff’s lien, for which the bond was substituted, was invalid in that it attempted to secure, by a single certificate, the unpaid balance due him for labor performed, under a single contract of employment, upon two buildings, a dwelling-house and a five-car garage, both situated on the lot of land described in the certificate.

The mechanic’s lien statutes (General Statutes, § 5105 et seq.) are not to be construed with unreasonable strictness but fairly and reasonably so as to carry out their remedial…