Pennington v. Beddingfield

It appears that Evans & Pennington, through their attorneys, made affidavit for the purpose of foreclosing a .special mechanic’s lien, asserting that they were mechanics and, as such, made a contract with the defendants to saw and manufacture for them a certain quantity of lumber at a stated price; that they had fully complied with their contract by cutting from the land of the defendants the timber and converting the same into lumber at their sawmill; that they had retained possession of the lumber and thereby set up their lien thereon; and that the affidavit was made for the purpose of…