Young v. Inhabitants of Falmouth

This is a petition to enforce a mechanic’s lien for labor performed in the erection of a building by the respondent town for a free public library. The case was sent to an auditor, and at the trial in the Superior Court the only evidence before the jury was the auditor’s report. The petitioner requested the judge to rule that the building and land were subject to a mechanic’s lien in his favor, and that he was entitled to recover. The judge refused so to rule and ruled that the building was not subject to a mechanic’s lien, and directed the jury to return a verdict for the respondent. The…