Pifer v. Ward

This is a bill in equity to enforce a mechanic’s lien. The bill states that the complainant, Pifer, was a carpenter and house-joiner; that he contracted with one Robert Ward to do certain repairs upon certain premises of Ward's ; that he accordingly did the work, and that his bill amounted' to 160 dollars, for which Ward was indebted to him; that, within sixty days from the time the debt was payable, he filed in the recorder’s office, to be recorded, a written notice of his intention to hold a lien, for the sum due him, on the premises repaired, and the ground on which they were situated;…