Brosenne v. Warthen

The sole question on this appeal is whether the subcontractor (W. O wings War then, trading as War then Fuel Company) gave timely notice to the owner (Katherine M. Brosenne) of his intention to claim a mechanics’ lien.

The owner of unimproved property at Savage in Howard County contracted with the builders (Kuhn and Vinci) to erect two dwellings on the property, and the builders or general contractors engaged the subcontractor to install the plumbing and heating systems in both houses. Work on both projects was begun on July 23, 1953. On August 23 the gas-fired furnaces were installed in the…