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Materialman

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One who furnishes materials to contractors or builders in the construction of buildings or other permanent structures. See 108 Ky. 198, 94 Am. St. Rep. 350, 49 L. R. A. 255, 56 S. W. 147.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A person who has furnished materials used in the construction or repair of a building, structure, or vessel.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

A person who has furnished lumber, iron, brick, or any other merchandise or stuff necessary and useful in the construction or repair of a building, structure, or vessel. The term is of frequent occurrence in admiralty causes involving claims of material-men to liens on vessels for the price of what they have supplied to her; also in cases under mechanics' lien laws.