Legal Opinion

Stearns v. Jaudon

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1891PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Raney, C. J.:

The act of June 3, 1887, (Chapter 3747 of our stat utes) for the protection of mechanics, artisans, laborers and material men, provides by its first section that mechanics, laborers and all other persons who *470sliall perform any labor upon or in the construction of any building or other work or structure,. shall have a lien of superior dignity to all others upon the building Tvoik or structure upon which they may have worked in the construction or repair thereof, and also on the interest of the owner in the lot or land upon which such work, building or structure stands, to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McNealy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1879
  2. Livingston v. L'EngleSupreme Court of Florida · 1886

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sewell v. HuffstetlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1922
  2. Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  3. Summerlin v. Thompson & Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1893
  4. Hayman v. WeilSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  5. Ocean Frontage Co. v. McFaddenSupreme Court of Florida · 1929

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