Supreme Court of Missouri March 15, 1864 (Heamann v. Porter)

Dryden, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit under the Mechanics’ Lien Law, specially applicable to St. Louis county, (Session Laws of 1857, p. 668,) to enforce a lien against a house and lot in the city of St. Louis, for brick sold and delivered by the respondent to the defendant Busch, as sub-contractor, and used by him in the construction of the house.