Williams v. Jay

We are of the opinion that the court did not err in overruling the motion for a new trial. The right-of Williams to have the verdict in this ease set aside depended either upon his having a lien by virtue of the transfer of the account for material furnished by Marbut-Williams Lumber Co. to J. I. Hembree, or having in effect an equitable mortgage. Clearly the Mar-but-Williams Lumber Co. had no enforceable lien, as they had not pursued the statute which would give them a lien or the right to enforce it. This is conceded in tire case; and as that companjq the assignor of the account, had no…