Berg v. Schneider

The sole question tendered for decision in this case is: Does one who, under contract, performs labor and furnishes material needful to the construction of some improvement, to a person not the owner or lessee of the land or lot whereon said improvement is made, have a lien and privilege on such improvement to secure payment of the price of the labor and material, the owner of the land or lot not consenting to such construction nor having knowledge thereof until completed or nearly so?

The facts of the case are not in dispute. On August 15, 1940, Charles L. Horne, Jr., and Lucille C. Horne, as…