Lang v. Adams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

H. C. Lang brought a suit against N. H. Adams to recover $248.82 for labor and material expended on real property in Topeka, and to enforce a mechanic’s lien claimed by Lang upon that property. Prior to April 15, 1902, Mrs. Adams owned and occupied the property in question as a homestead, and from time to time made improvements upon it. On the date named she conveyed the property to W. *310W. Mills, a son-in-law, for $9000, but the conveyance was not made a matter of record. For some time before the purchase he had occupied the property as…