The lien aforesaid shall attach to the buildings, erections, improvements, roadbed and property mentioned from the date of the commencement of such work and labor, or from the time such materials were furnished or delivered, and shall be prior to all mortgages or encumbrances placed upon the property affected by this lien subsequent to the passage of this law.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.450
Such lien to have precedence over other encumbrances
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3592); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3202; 1919 § 7262; 1909 § 8250
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.