Kremer v. Walton

Citations

• 16 Wash. 139
• 47 P. 238
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 24

Syllabus

<p>MECHANICS’ LIENS — BUILDING ERECTED BY LESSEE — LIABILITY OF LESSOR.</p> <p>The owner of land may be charged with mechanics’ liens, through the construction of a building thereon by a lessee, when the contract between landlord and tenant, while in effect a lease, at the same time is equivalent to a building contract, authorizing the lessee to proceed with the construction as the agent of the owner.</p>