A. R. Beck Lumber Co. v. Halsey

Appellee filed a bill to foreclose a trust deed on a lot therein described, and made appellant a defendant. Appellant filed a cross-bill to enforce a mechanic’s lien for material furnished to the owner of the lot, and used in a building erected thereon.

Appellee answered the cross-bill, and the matter was referred to the master, who reported against appellant’s right to a lien, which report was confirmed by the court, and a decree entered dismissing the cross-bill. Two grounds are urged by appellee as sustaining the decree that appellant is not entitled to a lien :

1st. That it failed to file a…