Clarke v. Murphy

Citations

• 99 Wash. 643
• 170 P. 141
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 683

Syllabus

<p>Railroads—Contractor’s Bond—Liens—Filing—Statutes. Until filed in tlie county auditor’s office, there is no statutory liability upon a bond given by a railroad company to relieve its property from liens for labor and materials furnished to a contractor, as provided in Rem. Code, § 1129; and after the bond is taken and filed, the filing of a lien for labor or material furnished is unnecessary.</p> <p>Same—Contractor’s Bond—Actions—Pleading. A complaint upon the bond of a contractor on railroad work making a copy of the bond a part of the complaint sufficiently alleges the filing of the bdnd where the copy of the auditor’s filing mark on the bond clearly shows its filing.</p>