Reaves v. Fremont Valley Development Corp.

The judgment in this case forecloses two purported mechanic’s liens, totaling $19,894.25, including interest to the date of the judgment, besides costs, on lands near Mojave in Kern County. The appellants maintain that at the time of the trial there was no lien upon the land in question for the reason that nothing was then due to the *15respondents because they had accepted stock in Fremont Valley Development Corporation in lieu of monies previously owed to them for labor performed, and in any event because the purported liens were filed too late.

The plaintiffs, J. C. Reaves, Jr. and Wilbur…