Cowan v. Griffith

Citations

• 108 Cal. 224
• 41 P. 42
• 1895 Cal. LEXIS 846

Syllabus

<p>Mechanics’ Liens—Extent of Land to be Taken—Construction of Statutes.—Upon the foreclosure of mechanics’ liens upon a dwelling-house the extent of land to be taken with the dwelling-house is only what is required for the convenient use and occupation of the dwelling-house, and the statute does not contemplate that sufficient land around the dwelling-house to support the owner while living there should be set apart, and it is error for the court to set apart forty acres of land around the dwelling-house, as being required for convenient use and occupation.</p>