Daugherty v. Gunther
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February 8, 1915, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action to foreclose a mechanics’ lien.
1Opinion of the CourtBausman, J.
Plaintiffs’ complaint sought to foreclose an asserted lien on lands for “surveying, placing stakes and monuments, and figuring out distances for the platting of said real estate.” A demurrer being sustained, they elected to stand on their complaint and have appealed.
This lien is claimed under the grader’s statute, which gives a lien on realty to him who “clears, grades, fills in or otherwise improves the same, or any street or road in front of, or adjoining the same.” Rem. & Bal. Code, § 1131 (P. C. 309 § 59).
The decision of the lower court was correct. We incline, to be sure, and are…
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