Montana v. Alabama Fishermen's & Hunters' Ass'n

BROWN, Justice (after- stating the case).

The appellee’s contention is that section 8814 of the Code of 1923 gives it a lien on the house, which, under the terms of the lease, is personal property, and that section 8935 of the Code confers jurisdiction on the court of equity to enforce such liens.

If the complainant has a lien on the house, whether it is conferred by the statute, the common law, or springs from the contract, it is well settled that it may be enforced in equity. Code 1923, § 8935; Enslen, Adm’x, v. Wheeler, Admr., 98 Ala. 200, 13 So. 473; Johnston et al. v. Bates, 209 Ala. 16,…