Menery v. Backus

Morrill Bros, were operating a sawmill, lumber camp, and farm. The farm, timber land, and products belonged to defendant. Plaintiff was engaged in and about the mill, in the lumber camp, and upon the farm, and claimed a lien on the products of the mill for the work done in camp and about the mill. His time had been kept, but was not apportioned; and the objection raised is that he was not able to state the whole time that he was employed upon the products sought to be charged. A recitation of the testimony would serve no good purpose. Plaintiff was compelled to estimate the-*330proportion of time…