Any person claiming a lien under the provisions of this chapter who shall have given the notice provided for herein shall be entitled to be paid in preference to the contractor at whose instance the labor was performed or material furnished and no payment by the owner to the contractor thereafter shall operate to lessen the amount recoverable by the person so giving the notice.
S.C. Code Ann. § 29-5-50
Lienor's preference over contractor
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Maddux Supply Co., Inc. v. Safhi, Inc. (1994)
Most recently applied in Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, Inc. v. Preferred Fire Protection, L.L.C. (August 2014)
1962 Code SECTION 45-255; 1952 Code SECTION 45-255; 1942 Code SECTION 8730; 1932 Code SECTION 8730; Civ
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