Geddes v. Bowden

Citations

• 19 S.C. 1
• 1883 S.C. LEXIS 47

Syllabus

<p>1. A sub-contractor of a sub-contractor is not entitled under chapter CXX., 3 7, of the Gen. Stat. of 1872, to a lien for labor performed and materials furnished upon the building erected.</p> <p>2. The owners of the property cannot be said to have given their “ consent,” within the meaning of this section, to the furnishing of such labor and material, nor did the contractors, as such, have any authority from, nor were they acting for, the owners, in making their contracts with workmen and others.</p> <p>3. Sections 8 and 10 of this chapter do not create any right, but relate, simply, to the enforcement of the lien declared in section 7.</p> <p>4. On application, here made, leave was granted to petitioner, on terms, to amend the character of his proceeding against the owners of the premises.</p>