Burnham v. Washington Machinery Depot

Citations

• 72 Wash. 355
• 130 P. 337
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1923

Syllabus

<p>Work and Labor — Services — Lien — Contract op Employment. The vendee under a conditional sales contract, which required him to take care of the property while in his possession, is not entitled to a lien for services in taking care of the property, after its abandonment by a receiver, where he still claimed under the conditional sales contract, and refused to allow the vendor to take possession; and a letter from the vendor notifying him that the receiver’s watchman had been let out and “trusting” that he would take some supervision over the property pending adjustment of the matter, cannot be construed as a contract employing him to care for the property.</p>