Phillips v. Freyer

Plaintiff owned a saw-mill, and carried on the business of manufacturing ’ lumber for other parties. Defendant Freyer contracted with the plaintiff to saw a •certain amount of logs for him at an agreed price per 1,000 feet. Plaintiff manufactured the logs into lumber, and piled it in his own yard. Freyer sold the lumber to defendants Champion and Hayward while it was in plaintiff's possession, in his mill-yard. Plaintiff was not paid for sawing the logs, and thereupon filed a statement •of lien under Act No. 229, Laws of 1887. He commenced an attachment suit in accordance with the provisions…