Hickox v. Greenwood

The lien of the mechanic by our statute extends “to an estate in fee for life, for years, or any other estate, or any right of redemption or other interest which such owner may have in the lot or land at the time of making the contract When the contract of Greenwood, the mechanic in this case, was made—on July 20th, 1876—the owner, David Peat, had an interest in this lot. That interest rested upon a contract which he had before that time made with Virgil Hickox (the owner of the fee in the land) for the purchase of the lot at the price of $200, on a credit of 10 years, with interest on the…