Salt Lake Hardware Co. v. Chainman Mining & Electric Co.

(orally). This is a suit to foreclose a mechanic’s lien upon defendant’s mill and mines. The complaint shows that the last materials were furnished July 16, 1902; that the statement of lien was filed September 6, 1902. The first contention of the defendant is that the complainant is a “materialman,” and not an original contractor, and that its lien should have been filed within 30 days after the completion of the mill, and, not having filed its lien within the time provided by the statute of this state, the lien cannot be enforced.

The particular section of the statute relied upon by the…