Case Name: Shattell v. Woodward
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1861-12-04
Citations: 17 Ind. 225
Docket Number: 
Parties: Shattell v. Woodward.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 225–225

Head Matter:
Shattell v. Woodward.
A mechanic’s lien can be enforced, under our statute, for work done and materials furnished in the erection of a school-house, built by order and contract of a township trustee.
APPEAL from the Warren Common Pleas.
Gregnny c6 Harper, for the appellant.
J. W Brown, J. Parle, and Levi Miller, for the appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The only question in this case, is whether a mechanic's lien can be enforced, under our statute, for work done and materials furnished in the erection of a schoolhouse, built by order and contract of a township trustee, for the purpose of common schools.
The statute appears to be so general as to include such houses, and we think, prim a facie, does. If any facts exist that should prevent the operation of the statute in a given case, they should be shown in defense.
The judgment is reversed, with costs. Cause remanded, Ac.