Legal Opinion
American Bridge Division United States Steel Corp. v. Brinkley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 16, 1961PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RodmáN, J.
Our Constitution contains a mandate directing the General Assembly to enact legislation to give mechanics and laborers a lien on the subject matter of their labor. N. C. Constitution, Art. XIV, sec. 4. Public policy prohibits the acquisition of liens for labor or materials used or furnished in the construction of a public edifice or way. Noland Co. v. Trustees, 190 N.C. 250, 129 S.E. 577, and cases there cited.
The General Assembly has, by the enactment of G.S. 44-14 and G.S. 136-28, given to laborers and materialmen. engaged in public construction a substantial equivalent to the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bond v. Pickett Cotton Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Board of Com'rs of Roxboro v. BumpassSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Noland Co. v. . TrusteesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Brett v. . DavenportSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
- John L. Roper Lumber Co. v. LawsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Carolina Builders Corp. v. AAA Dry Wall, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
- Savannah Sugar Refining Co. v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Wilmington, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Syro Steel Co. v. Hubbell Highway Signs, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1993
- AMERICAN BRIDGE DIVISION US STEEL CORP. v. BrinkleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961