Case Name: Nebraska Material Company, appellant, v. Frank R. Seelig, appellee
Court: Nebraska Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Nebraska
Decision Date: 1910-03-28
Citations: 86 Neb. 387
Docket Number: No. 15,963
Parties: Nebraska Material Company, appellant, v. Frank R. Seelig, appellee.
Judges: Letton, J., not sitting.
Reporter: Nebraska Reports
Volume: 86
Pages: 387–388

Head Matter:
Nebraska Material Company, appellant, v. Frank R. Seelig, appellee.
Filed March 28, 1910.
No. 15,963.
Mechanics’ Liens: Foreclosure: Pleading: Evidence. If the defendant in an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for material furnished a contractor files a general denial, it is incumbent upon the plaintiff to prove that his sworn account for a lien was filed in the office of the register of deeds within 60 days of the date he furnished some part of the material referred to in his account, and the production of the original verified account will not satisfy the law upon this subject.
Appeal from the district court for Lancaster county: Willard E. Stewart, Judge.
Affirmed.
Samuel J. Tuttle and Talbot & Allen, for appellant.
M. M. Starr and T. F. A. Williams, contra.

Opinion:
Root, J.
This action is prosecuted to foreclose a mechanic's lien for material alleged to have been furnished a contractor for the construction of a sidewalk. Defendant prevailed, and plaintiff appeals.
The defendant filed a general denial, coupled with a statement that, notwithstanding he denied all liability, he was willing to pay $8.50 for material used in constructing a sidewalk within his lot lines. The district court made a general finding in favor of defendant. There is not a scintilla of evidence in the record to show when the improvement in question was completed, nor to prove the day, month or year any of the material in question was furnished or delivered. The verified account filed with the register of deeds was received in evidence, and defendant's counsel admitted in open court that the material used in constructing the sidewalk had been delivered by plaintiff, but the vital fact, that a part of the material had been furnished within 60 days of November 28, 1906, the day the account was filed, was not admitted, and cannot be proved by the production of that account. No judgment other than the one rendered can be sustained upon the record. Urlau v. Ruhe, 63 Neb. 883; Sabin v. Cameron, 82 Neb. 106.
The judgment of the district court, therefore, is
Affirmed.
Letton, J., not sitting.