Webster v. Real Estate Improvement Co.

The petitioner seeks to enforce a mechanic’s lien under the Pub. Sts. a. 191, § 1, for labor performed and furnished in the erection of a building. His account consists of a large number of items of charges for hauling lumber and sand to the premises upon which a building was in process of erection. One Killam was the contractor for building the structure; and the petitioner, under a contract with him, carted the lumber and sand charged in his account.

Under certain circumstances, a lien may be established for work done, away from the premises, in the construction of a building. In cases where…