Resnick v. Epstein

Smith, P. J.,

This matter comes before the court on defendants’ motion to strike off a mechanic’s lien. To consider this petition we must examine the record: Burger v. S. R. Moss Cigar Co., *670225 Pa. 400. The lien as filed is against the owner and the reputed owner. The Act of April 17, 1905, P. L. 172, sec. 1, provides:

“The names of the party claimant and of the owner, or reputed owner, of the building, and also of the contractor, architect or builder.”

In order that a mechanic’s lien may be valid, the requirements of the statute must be strictly complied with: McCay’s Appeal, 37 Pa. 125. In…