Borden v. Mercer

This is a petition to enforce a mechanic’s lien for labor furnished under a sub-contract for labor and materials in the erection of a house. The case comes before us on exceptions to the refusal of certain rulings, which we will deal with in their order.

1. The first was to a refusal to rule that on the whole evidence the petitioners could not maintain their lien. As this exception is not supported by any arguments except those addressed to the more specific rulings asked, we shall not discuss it separately.

2. The next ruling asked was that the certificate was defective. The defects relied on…