McLaughlin v. Perkins

Citations

• 102 Cal. 502
• 36 P. 839
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 675

Syllabus

<p>Mechanic’s Lien—Statutory Eight—Time or Filing Claims or Subcontractors—Acceptance of Building—Certificate of Architect. The right to a mechanic’s lien is purely statutory; and if claims of liens by subcontractors are not filed within thirty days after the occupation or use of the building by the owner or his representative, or the acceptance thereof by the owner or his agent, they are not filed in time, notwithstanding the original contract provides for certificates of the architect, stating that the installment is due or work completed, as the case may be, as a condition precedent to the contractor’s right to demand payment, and notwithstanding claims of liens were filed within thirty days after the final certificate of the architect.</p>