Reardon v. Ashman

An apartment house was being erected by the respondents Ashman and Gomberg as copartners on land *464owned by them as tenants in common. The written contract for the plumbing which was made by the petitioners with Gomberg and was performed with the consent of Ashman, was in legal effect made with both partners and could be enforced against them. Wahlstrom v. Trulson, 165 Mass. 429. Under R. L. c. 197, § 1, the petitioners had a lien on the property for the unpaid balance due them for labor and materials; and no notice in writing under § 3, that they intended to claim a lien for materials, was…