129 P. 1046 | Or. | 1913
delivered the opinion of the court.
“Any person or persons who shall hereafter clear any land or improve the same by ditching, diking or tiling the same at the request of the owner or person in the lawful possession of the same shall have a lien on the said lands so improved or cleared for his wages and charges for the said service, which lien shall be preferred to every other lien, mortgage, or incumbrance of a subsequent date.” Section 7439, L. O. L.
“It shall be the duty of every person claiming the benefits of this act to file with the county clerk of the county where the land is situated within sixty days after the completion of the clearing or improvement of any lands provided for in Section 7439 or after the completion of any contract to clear or improve any land in this act provided, a bill of the wages due such person for such service and a statement of the contract, the name of the contractor together with a sufficient description of land by metes and bounds or legal subdivisions. The said bill so filed shall exhibit the total amount of his demand, after dividing (deducting) all set-offs and counterclaims, and shall be verified by the oath of such claimant that the same is true and an actual, bona fide, and existing debt.” Section 7440, L. O. L.
The decree is reversed, and the suit dismissed.
Reversed: Suit Dismissed.