Legal Opinion

McCorkle v. Lawson & Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 20, 1953PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Lawson & Company, a building supply firm, secured judgment awarding it a ma-terialman’s lien against a dwelling owned by W. F. McCorkle and wife, for materials furnished to the contractor who constructed the dwelling. The lien is for the amount of $3,528.69. The McCorkles- appeal, claiming (1) that Lawson & Company waived its right to a lien, and (2) that notice of the lien claim was not given within 35 days after the last item of material was furnished, as required by KRS 376.010 (3).

The McCorkles had made a contract with one Suttles for the construction of their…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Powers v. BrewerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  2. Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. v. Birzer Bldg. Co., Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Hamilton County1950
  3. Taylor v. FullerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pierson v. SewellIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Pendleton v. SardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
  3. Beebe Construction Corp. v. Circle R Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1967
  4. Greensburg Deposit Bank v. GGC-GOFF MotorsKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Best View Construction & Development, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2022

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