McCrum-Howell Co. v. Empfield

Citations

• 50 Pa. Super. 551
• 1912 Pa. Super. LEXIS 94

Syllabus

<p>Mechanics’ liens — Sub-contractor—Notice of intention to file lien— Contract — Verbal contract — Act of June 4,1901, sec. 8, P. L. 4S1.</p> <p>Under the Act of June 4, 1901, sec. 8, P. L. 431, a notice by a subcontractor of an intention to file a mechanic’s lien must set forth the contract under which he claims; if it is a written contract the writing must be embodied in the written notice and the sworn statement, or the same, or a copy thereof attached thereto; if it is an oral contract the terms of it must be stated. A contract described as “verbal orders received from” the contractor named, is wholly insufficient. The owner is entitled to know whether or not the itemized articles set forth in the claim were of the quality, size, workmanship and material, and at the price agreed upon between the contractor and the subcontractor.</p>