Summary

Joseph P. Bradley Davis v. Bilsland — Opinion of the Court

The language of the eighth section of the mechanic's lien law of Montana is unambiguous. The liens secured to the mechanics and material-men have precedence over all other incumbrances put upon the property after the commencement of the building. And this is just. Why should a purchaser or lender have the benefit of the labor and materials which go into the property and give it its existence and value?
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