Heald v. Hodder

Citations

• 5 Wash. 677
• 32 P. 728
• 1893 Wash. LEXIS 43

Syllabus

<p>MECHANICS’ LIENS —LABOR PERFORMED UPON CREDIT OF CONTRACTOR— WHEN OWNER BOUND.</p> <p>A mechanic’s lien can not be maintained by one who performs labor upon the credit of the contractors employing him, with no intent, at the time of performing the labor, of claiming a lien.</p> <p>A mechanic’s lien can not be enforced when the claim therefor does not show that the work was done at the direct instance of the owner, or that the contractors for whom the work was done occupied such a relation to the owner as made them his agent within the meaning of the lien law.</p>