O'Connor v. Burnham

Citations

• 49 Wash. 443
• 95 P. 1013
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 602

Syllabus

<p>Logs and Logging — Liens—Finished Product. Contractors getting out logs; at so much, per thousand feet, for immediate manufacture into lumber by the owner, are entitled to a lien upon the finished product, under Bal. Code, § 5931, giving a lien for services rendered in the manufacture of logs into lumber, and are not confined to a lien upon the logs given by Bal. Code, § 5930.</p> <p>Same — Eloignment. Where the logs were at all times owned by one who manufactured them into lumber, the owner cannot defeat a lien on the logs by claiming that he was only liable as an eloigner, where the statute gave a lien on the finished product to any one rendering services on the logs.</p> <p>Same — Performance of Contract. One claiming a lien on logs under a contract to cut certain timber at ?4 per thousand, payable monthly as delivered, is justified in ceasing to work upon the owner’s refusal to make payments agreed upon.</p>