Trustees Franklin St. Church v. Davis

Citations

• 85 Va. 193
• 7 S.E. 245
• 1888 Va. LEXIS 27

Syllabus

<p>1. Mechanic’s Lien—Requisites.—The provisions of the mechanic’s lien act are, each and all, indispensable to the creation of the lien ; and hence, if any one of them be not complied with, no lien is acquired.</p> <p>2. Idem—Filing claim.—Contract for erecting a building provides that it shall be considered completed before “the finishing touches” are put on it;</p> <p>Held:</p> <p>The ninety days, within which the statute allows a mechanic’s lien to be filed, commence from that time, and not from the actual completion. Acts 1883-84, p. 636.</p>