Coast Engine & MacHine Works v. Barbee

Defendant Barbee not having appealed is conclusively presumed to be satisfied with the judgment and decree. He will not be affected by this opinion.

The statute requires:

“A description of the chattel, sufficient for identification.” Or. L., § 10273.

The lien, being one to protect the laborer who has expended labor and furnished material for the benefit of the owner of. the chattel should be liberally construed. The lien is statutory and the lien claimant must substantially follow the statute in order to get the benefit of the lien. An exact or faultless description will not be required but the…