Schuholz v. Walker

The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court upon the ground, as stated in its opinion, that the mechanic’s lien law requires the affidavits and notice provided for in Sections 8312, 8314, and 8315 to be served upon the contracting and not upon' the purchasing owner.

It is not necessary, however, in this opinion to consider the question whether the preliminary affidavit served by the subcontractor upon Anna Walter and Edward Walker, ostensibly under Section 8312, should have been given to Mrs. Runyon rather than to the Walkers. Schuholz was not a principal contractor, but a…