· 8/30/1979
Kayhoe Construction Corp. v. United Virginia Bank
Citations
- 257 S.E.2d 837
- 220 Va. 285
- 1979 Va. LEXIS 261
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “A mechanic’s lien is purely a creature of statute. It has no existence in the common law, and, independently of statute, is unknown in equity.”
- although Va.Code Ann. § 43-13 30 “creates a moral obligation, it contains no language creating a legal trust for the benefit of materialmen and laborers.”
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Judges: Harman
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