Valley Pine Lumber Co. v. Hodgens
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Perry Chancery Court; Jeremiah G. Wallace, Chancellor; 1. If appellee can recover at all, it must be on the ground that he has a lien; and if he has a lien, it can only be for labor that he personally performed, and he can recover only to the extent of the value of that labor. 71 Ark. 338. 2. By appellee’s own testimony he has no lien.
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Appeal from Perry Chancery Court; Jeremiah G. Wallace, Chancellor; 1. If appellee can recover at all, it must be on the ground that he has a lien; and if he has a lien, it can only be for labor that he personally performed, and he can recover only to the extent of the value of that labor. 71 Ark. 338. 2. By appellee’s own testimony he has no lien. Evidence that he worked from two to four men all the time, that he usually carried the water, kept the saws in condition and did other chores necessary to be done, does not give him a lien on logs cut and handled by others. 54 Ark. 524. 1. Appellee…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
The Valley Pine Lumber Company, a corporation, made a contract with the Henry Lumber Company, a partnership, to cut and haul timber belonging to the Valley Pine Lumber Company and saw it into lumber. In order to carry out this contract, the Henry Lumber Company contracted with J. T. Hodgens to cut the timber into logs for hauling. Afterwards the Henry Lumber Company became embarrassed financially, and in order to settle its accounts with the Valley Pine Company it transferred its mill, a considerable number of logs and certain other property to the Valley Pine Company. This transfer left the…
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