Savannah, Griffin & North Alabama Railroad v. Grant, Alexander & Co.

Warner, Chief Justice.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as partners and contractors, against the defendant, to recover an amount of money alleged to be due them by it, and also to enforce a recorded mechanic’s lien under the provisions of the 1959th section of Irwin’s Revised Code. There was no contest as to the amount due, but the contested question on the trial of the case was, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to a mechanic’s lien on the defendant’s road as claimed by them. The jury, under the charge of the court, found a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs’ lien upon the…