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· 1/4/1985

Schofield v. Copeland Lumber Yards, Inc.

Citations

  • 692 P.2d 519
  • 101 Nev. 83
  • 1985 Nev. LEXIS 351

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “[t]he object of the lien statutes is to secure payment to those who perform labor or furnish material to improve the property of the owner”
  • holding that a notice of lien may not \be so liberally construed as to condone the total elimination of a specific requirement of the statute\ and determining that a notice of lien omitting certain provisions required by NRS 108.226 was invalid
  • explaining that \[t]he object of the lien statutes is to secure payment to those who perform labor or furnish material to improve the property of the owner\
  • observing that a notice of lien should adhere to the statutory requirements, especially where the property owners have no personal knowledge of the lien claimant's involvement in the improvement of their property
  • defining a mechanic’s lien as “[a] statutory lien that secures payment for labor or materials supplied in improving, repairing, or maintaining real or personal property, such as a building, an automobile, or the like”
  • “The object of the lien statutes is to secure payment to those who perform labor or furnish material to improve the property of the owner.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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