Christman v. Salway
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah.: Robert Tucker, Judge. Department 1. This suit involves the foreclosure of seven mechanics’ liens. Four of the claimants, namely, Christman, Portland Hardwood Floor Co., W. L. Stevens, and F. R. Sanders, were subcontractors and performed labor and furnished material, and have completely performed their subcontracts.
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From Multnomah.: Robert Tucker, Judge. Department 1. This suit involves the foreclosure of seven mechanics’ liens. Four of the claimants, namely, Christman, Portland Hardwood Floor Co., W. L. Stevens, and F. R. Sanders, were subcontractors and performed labor and furnished material, and have completely performed their subcontracts. Each of them failed to give notice to the owner, as required by the statute, that material was being furnished to the contractor, and that a lien might be claimed for such material. O. A. Phillips and C. E. Winston jointly claimed a lien for work and labor only. J.…
1Opinion of the CourtBand, J.
— Section 10191, Or. L., in effect provides that every person performing labor upon, or furnishing material of any kind, to be used in the construction, alteration, or repair, of any building, shall have a lien upon the same for the work or labor done, or material furnished, at the instance of the owner of the building, or his agent; it also in effect provides that every contractor or other person having charge of the construction in whole or in part, of any building, shall be held to be the agent of the owner for the purposes of the act; it requires every person furnishing material to any…
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