Saunders v. Bennett

This is a petition to establish a mechanic’s lien for labor in erecting a building. The respondent Bennett made the contract with the petitioner. At that time Bennett was in possession of the land under a contract to purchase it. Priest, the managing owner of the land, knew that the labor was being furnished. While the work was in progress Bennett received a conveyance, and, as part of the same transaction, gave a mortgage to one Pierce. When Pierce took the mortgage he knew that the labor had not been paid for, but it does not appear that he knew it before that moment. The court ruled that…