Ombony v. . Jones

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Barmore being a tenant at will of the premises on which he erected the building in controversy, the first question is, whether the statute (Laws of 1852, ch. 384) is applicable to such a case. The first section declares "that any person who shall, by virtue of any contract with the owner thereof, perform any labor or furnish materials in building, c., any house or other building, c. [in certain counties of this State], shall have a lien for the value of such…