Mississippi Supreme Court, 1885

Rivers v. Mulholland

Rivers v. Mulholland
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided April 15, 1885 · Campbell
62 Miss. 766

Rivers v. Mulholland

Opinion of the Court

Campbell, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 1381 of the Code of 1880 gives the remedy it provides only to such person as may have furnished materials used in the erection of a building or improvement and to a journeyman or laborer employed by the contractor or master workman. A subcontractor, who hires laborers and does a part of the work by virtue of a contract made with the contractor, is not provided for by the statute.

Affirmed.

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