Kelley v. Kelley

These are actions of assumpsit on account annexed for labor alleged to have been performed by the plaintiffs, who seek to secure a lien for their personal services, and for the services of their teams, under B. S., c. 91, § 38.

The father of the plaintiffs, the principal defendant in these suits, by whom they were employed and for whom the labor was performed, makes no appearance or defence, but the State of Maine Spool Wood Company, as owner of. the lumber, appears and defends, contesting, upon several grounds, the right of these plaintiffs to any lien.

It appears that the defendant was…