Taylor v. Netherwood

This case involves the validity of the lien of a sub-contractor filed under the mechanics’ lien law.

In the month of April, 1890, John F. Bell entered into a contract with Wirt E. Taylor to build for the latter a dwelling house of stone and brick in the city of Richmond. Bell, who was a carpenter, employed James Betherwood to do the stone work and furnish the necessary materials for the fixed sum of $2,350. Betherwood furnished the materials and executed the work as required by the plan and specifications, and to the satisfaction of the architect, the, general contractor and the owner. There…