Burnside v. O'Hara

This appeal calls in question a decree for a mechanic’s lien for $215.88, rendered on a cross-petition filed by O’Hara against Burnside.

The labor and material for which the lien is asserted, were included in the contract for plumbing, gas fitting and sewer building in appellant’s house. One Cook was the original contractor for the plumbing, etc., and as he was not a licensed plumber, he made an agreement with O’Hara to use the license of the latter in purchasing the plumber’s materials. The object was to enable Cook to make the purchase, which it seems he could not have done without the use…