MEBANE LUMBER CO. v. AVERY & BULLOCK BUILDERS, INC.

No. 531.

154 S.E.2d 665 (1967)

270 N.C. 337

MEBANE LUMBER COMPANY v. AVERY & BULLOCK BUILDERS, INC., Thadius A. Coates, Jr., and wife, Darlene Coates, George S. Goodyear, Trustee of the Goodyear Mortgage Corporation.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 24, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford & Cannon, Raleigh, for plaintiff.

Lassiter, Leager, Walker & Banks, Raleigh, for defendant Goodyear, Trustee, and Goodyear Mortgage Corp.

Jordan, Morris & Hoke, Raleigh, for defendants Coates.


BRANCH, Justice.

It is well established in this jurisdiction that for there to be an effective labor or materialman's lien relating back to the date the work was begun or the materials furnished, the claim of lien must be filed in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the land is located within six months from and after the date the work was completed or the materials furnished. And the claim shall specify in detail the work done, the...

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