Huske Hardware House v. Percival

Was tbe letter of 23 November, 1929, sufficient “notice” to tbe owner to support a lien upon ber land?

A lien upon a building is a creature of statute, and the right thereto is based upon notice to the owner before settlement is made. The nature of the notice contemplated by the pertinent statutes is described in Construction Co. v. Journal, 198 N. C., 273, 151 S. E., 631. The Court, after referring to certain decisions upon the subject, declared: “These decisions, in substance, require that the notice or itemized statement must be filed in detail, specifying the materials furnished or labor…