Marchant v. Hayes

Citations

• 120 Cal. 137
• 52 P. 154
• 1898 Cal. LEXIS 723

Syllabus

<p>Mechanics’ Liens—Time foe Filing Claims—Cessation of Work on Unfinished Building—Pbematube Claims.—Cessation from labor for the period of thirty days upon an unfinished building, which the owner has not abandoned his intention to complete, fixes the date when and after which it is deemed complete, for the purpose of claiming liens thereon, and claims of lien filed before the expiration of such period of thirty days are premature, and cannot be enforced.</p> <p>Id.—Laborees Employed by Contractor—Void Contract—Loss of Liens— Personal Liability Confined to Contractor.—Where laborers employed by a contractor who was working under a void contract, not filed for record, have lost their claims of lien, they are entitled to personal judgment only against the contractor, and not against the owner of the property, nor against one who had obtained permission from such owner to build a house thereupon.</p>