Society Linnea v. Wilbois

How courts have described this case

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

• “some beneficial ownership” by party receiving benefit of labor or material under a contract required
• “Some beneficial ownership in real property by one who receives the benefit of labor and material under a contract ... has always been ... a necessary element ... of a mechanic’s lien in Iowa.”
• lien effective “from the day [the workman] commences work or furnishes material”
• enforcement of mechanic’s lien is not an action in rem

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).