Williams v. Sharpe

This is a suit to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s lien. There are no questions of pleading involved; hence we shall proceed with a consideration of the evidence. Between May 8 and November 24, 1923, the plaintiff testified that he expended 360% hours of labor upon the premises in question at the request of one E. L. Sharpe. He asks for compensation at the rate of seventy-five cents per hour, making a total of $270.25. The lower court gave the plaintiff judgment against Sharpe, hut denied him a lien upon the premises. He appeals from that portion of the decree denying him a lien. His…