Case Name: Lewis v. Chickasaw County
Court: Iowa Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Iowa
Decision Date: 1878-12-13
Citations: 50 Iowa 234
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lewis v. Chickasaw County.
Judges: 
Reporter: Iowa Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 234–235

Head Matter:
Lewis v. Chickasaw County.
1. Mechanic's Lien: county building. A mechanic’s lien cannot fceestablished against a building owned by a county and used for county purposes.
Appeal from Chickasaw District Court.
Friday, December 13.
Action to establish a mechanic’s lien. The petition show» that the defendant county entered into a contract with certain persons to erect a building for county purposes; that the contractors employed the plaintiff to furnish the brick for the building; that the plaintiff furnished the brick, and that. the contractors are indebted to him therefor in the sum of two hundred and fifty-eight dollars and fifty cents. The petition also shows that the plaintiff has taken all the steps necessary to establish his mechanic’s lien upon the building as a sub-contractor, and has a mechanic’s lien upon the building, providing a mechanic’s lien can be established against a building owned and held by the county for county purposes. The defendant demurred to the petition, and the demurrer was sustained. Plaintiff appeals.
Hiram Shaver, for appellant.
H. H. Potter, for appellee.

Opinion:
Adams, J.
Under the rule held in Loring & Co. v. Small et al., 271, post, decided at the present term, a mechanic's lien cannot be established against a building owned by a county and used for county purposes. The demurrer, therefore, was properly sustained.
Affirmed.