Ellison v. Tubb

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

On April 6,1979, the governor signed Act 746 of 1979, which modified the materialman’s lien statute to provide that, effective October 1,1979, notice must be given to a landowner before there is a delivery of materials in order for a materialman’s lien to be perfected against the land. See Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 51-608.1,-608.2, and-608.3 (Supp. 1985) and Ark. Code Ann. § 18-44-115 (1987). On April 23,1979, after the passage of the act but before its effective date, the landowners, appellees Samuel and Debra Millican, entered into a contract with appellee Billy Tubb for…