Coleman v. Pearman

The only question involved in this appeal is whether or not the appellants have perfected their respective liens as subcontractors under the mechanics’ lien statutes.

W. J. Pearman, R. A. Covington and L. G. Priddy, appellees, filed a bill in chancery alleging that in August, 1929, they, as owners of a certain parcel of land in the city of Roanoke, made a contract with Roanoke Construction and Lumber Corporation, as general contractor, to erect a building thereon, according to certain plans and specifications, for a sum not to exceed $19,650 on a cost plus basis; that the owners were compelled…