Jones & Magee Lumber Co. v. Boggs

The plaintiff furnished the defendant, Boggs, lumber for the erection of two houses he had contracted to construct for his co-defendant, C. E. Locke. In August, 1882, the plaintiff filed in the clerk’s office the statement required by law claiming the lien. On the second day of September, 1882, the defendant, Locke, caused to be served on the plaintiff a written demand to commence suit to enforce the lien. On the seventh day of October, 1882, the plaintiff caused to be served on the defendants what is claimed to be an original notice of the commencement of an action to establish the lien. In…