Whitefield Village Fire District v. Bobst

During the course of oral arguments, counsel for the plaintiff was willing to concede that any lien for water furnished to the former owner had been lost since suit was not brought within one year of the last item charged such owner. This view is correct. The statute under consideration does not provide one lien for all charges of gas, water or electricity furnished to all patrons on a parcel of real estate. A lien attaches for each separate account. Accordingly, the provision that the lien shall continue for one year from the last item charged means not against any patron on certain premises…