McCants v. Bush

Citations

• 70 Cal. 125
• 11 P. 601
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 739

Syllabus

<p>Mechanic’s Lien—Subcontractor—Lien for Balance Due—Liability of Owner.—Prior to the amendments of March 18, 1885, to the sections of the Code of Civil Procedure regulating the liens of mechanics, a notice by a subcontractor to the owner of a building which is being constructed that a balance is'due him on his subcontract from the original contractor does not impose on the owner the duty of retaining a portion of the contract price to satisfy any lien which the subcontractor might subsequently file.</p>