112 Mass. 18
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 15, 1873
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1873-03-15
Petition to enforce a mechanic’s lien under Gen. Sts. a. 150, for work done on the defendant’s building in Boston, in the fall of 1869.
Relies on Hayes v. Fessenden · Hilton v. Merrill · Francis v. Sayles
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Decided 1873-03-15
Cited by 12 later decisions — most recently December 2004
12 state decisions
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¶1There was no agreement with or consent of the owner of the building or any person having authority from or acting for him. The lease authorized the lessee only to make repairs at his own expense. The petitioner, therefore, has no lien. Francis v. Sayles, 101 Mass. 435. Hayes v. Fessenden, 106 Mass. 228. Hilton v. Merrill, 106 Mass. 528.
¶2Judgment for the respondent.