A Treatise on the Law of Liens: Common Law, Statutory, Equitable, and Maritime

A comprehensive early treatment of a fascinating legal subject still arising today.

Lawyers will find it a fascinating experience to delve into this early comprehensive treatment of an important legal subject. A lien at law is an implied obligation whereby real or personal property is bound for the discharge of a debt. The name "lien" was not used until early in the eighteenth century, but the right existed as early as the reign of Edward IV as a right of retainer. Covered here in detail, spanning two volumes, are the types of property to be affected and the classes of persons in whose favor the liens arise. Extensive coverage is given to mechanics' liens.

Volume I
CHAPTER I. LIENS AT COMMON LAW
I.	Definition and limitation of the subject	1-13
II.	Specific and general liens	14-19
III.	Possession an essential element of liens at law	20-26
CHAPTER II. EQUITABLE LIENS
I.	Arising by express contracts	27-42
II.	Arising by equitable assignments	43-62
III.	Arising from advances made and money paid	63-76
IV.	Arising from agreements to give mortgages or other security	77-83
V.	Arising in favor of creditors and stockholders of corporations	84-92
VI.	The enforcement of equitable liens	93-96
CHAPTER III.
LIENS BY STATUTE		97-112
CHAPTER IV. AN ATTORNEY'S GENERAL OR RETAINING LIEN.
I.	Introductory	113-114
II.	Upon papers and property	115-136
III.	Upon moneys collected	137-152
CHAPTER V. AN ATTORNEY'S SPECIAL OR CHARGING LIEN ON JUDGMENTS
I.	Definition and origin of the lien	153-157
II.	In what states it prevails	158-164
III.	Whether the lien is limited to taxable costs or includes fees	165-192
IV.	Rule that there is no lien until judgment has been entered	193-202
V.	Settlement of suit by the parties before judgment, in fraud of the attorney	203-205
VI.	Lien upon the cause of action by agreement or assignment	206-208
VII.	When the attorney is required to give notice of his lien to the judgment debtor	209-214
VIII.	Whether the attorney's lien is subject to a right of set-off in the judgment debtor	215-221
IX.	Effect of an assignment of the judgment to the attorney or to another	222-226
X.	An attorney's lien not defeated by attachment of by his client's bankruptcy	227,228
XI.	An attorney's lien on his client's land which is the subject-matter of the suit	229,230
XII.	Waiver of an attorney's lien	231
XIII.	An attorney's remedies for enforcing his lien	232-240
Chapter VI. BANKERS' LIENS.
I.	Nature and extent and the indebtedness secured	241-256
II.	Application as between corresponding banks	257-261
Chapter VII. CARRIERS' LIENS.
I.	Are specific, not general	262-268
II.	In whose favor they attach	269-280
III.	For what they attach	281-290
IV.	On through freight	291-302
V.	On stolen goods	303-307
VI.	Waiver or loss	308-334
VII.	Remedies	335-374
Chapter VIII. LIENS OF CORPORATIONS ON THEIR MEMBERS' SHARES.
I.	How created	375-392
II.	What debts are secured	393-400
III.	Subrogation of sureties to such liens	401,402
IV.	How lost or waived	403-417
Chapter IX. LIENS OF FACTORS, BROKERS, CONSIGNEES, AND MERCHANTS.
I.	In general	418-425
II.	To what property they attach	426-444
III.	What indebtedness is secured	445-452
IV.	For advances on crops	453-458
V.	When the liens attach	459-465
VI.	Waiver and loss of the liens	466-471
VII.	Enforcement of the liens	472-482
Chapter X.
LIEN OF A FINDER OF LOST GOODS		483-497
Chapter XI. INNKEEPERS' AND BOARDING-HOUSE KEEPERS' LIENS
I.	To what property it attaches	498-515
II.	What charges are secured	516-518
III.	Waiver and loss of the lien	519-522
IV.	Enforcement of the lien	523-539
Chapter XII. LANDLORDS' LIENS FOR RENT.
I.	By reservation or contract	540-550
II.	Statutory liens and their priority	551-560
III.	To what property the liens attach	561-570
IV.	What rent is secured	571-576
V.	How the liens may be waived or lost	577-595
VI.	The remedy of distress, and the enforcement of the liens	596-601
VII.	Statutory provisions and adjudications under the same in the several states	602-640
Chapter XIII. LIENS OF LIVERY-STABLE KEEPERS AND AGESTORS.
I.	Statutory provisions and their construction	641-690
II.	Priority as regards chattel mortgages and other liens and sales	691-697
III.	Waiver of the liens	698-701
Chapter XIV. LUMBERMEN'S LIENS
I.	Statutory provisions	702-719
II.	Interpretation and construction	720-730
Chapter XV. LIENS OF MECHANICS, ARTISANS, AND LABORERS, UPON PERSONAL PROPERTY
I.	At common law	731-748
II.	By statute	749-775
III.	Agricultural laborers	776-786
Chapter XVI.
PARTNERSHIP LIENS		787-799
Chapter XVII. SELLER'S LIEN FOR PURCHASE-MONEY.
I.	Nature and extent of the lien	800-805
II.	Possession essential to its existence	806-820
III.	What change of possession destroys it	821-840
IV.	When seller estopped by a resale	841-849
V.	When lien waived by giving credit	850-856
Chapter XVIII. THE SELLER'S RIGHT OF STOPPAGE IN TRANSITU.
I.	Its nature and effect	857-868
II.	Who may exercise the right	869-876
III.	Conditions under which the right exists	877-887
IV.	The mode of exercising the right	888-901
V.	during what time goods are in transitu	902-945
VI.	How the right is waived or defeated	946-966
Chapter XIX. WAREHOUSEMEN AND WHARFINGERS' LIENS.
I.	Of warehousemen	967-976
II.	Of wharfingers	977-980
III.	Statutory provisions	981
Chapter XX. ASSIGNMENT OF LIENS.
I.	Of common law liens	982-989
II.	Of statutory liens	990
III.	Of equitable liens	991,992
IV.	By subrogation	993-995
Chapter XXI. WAIVER OF LIENS.
I.	By voluntary surrender of possession	996-1001
II.	By inconsistent agreements as to payment	1002-1010
III.	By taking security	1011-1014
IV.	By other inconsistent agreements and claims	1015-1032
Chapter XXII. REMEDIES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS.
I.	At law and in equity	1033-1048
II.	By statute	1049-1060
Volume II.
LIENS UPON REAL PROPERTY, AND MARITIME LIENS.
Chapter XXIII. GRANTOR'S OR VENDOR'S IMPLIED LIEN FOR PURCHASE-MONEY.
I.	Nature and extent of the lien	1061-1072
II.	How defeated or waived	1073-1091
III.	Who may enforce the lien	1092-1098
IV.	The remedy	1099-1104
Chapter XXIV.
THE VENDEE'S IMPLIED LIEN FOR PURCHASE MONEY		1105,1106
Chapter XXV. THE VENDOR'S LIEN BY CONTRACT OR RESERVATION.
I.	Nature and extent of the lien	1107-1118
II.	Transfer and enforcement of the lien	1119-1180
Chapter XXVI. IMPROVEMENT LIENS OF OCCUPANTS.
I.	At common law and in equity	1131-1139
II.	By statute	1140-1146
Chapter XXVII. IMPROVEMENT LIENS OF JOINT TENANTS, TENANTS IN COMMON, AND TENANTS FOR LIFE OR FOR YEARS.
I.	Of joint tenants and tenants in common	1147-1158
II.	Of tenants for life and for years	1159-1162
Chapter XXVIII.
LIENS ARISING UNDER DEVISES		1163-1174
Chapter XXIX.
LIENS ARISING UNDER TRUSTS		1175-1183
Chapter XXX.
MECHANICS' LIENS: STATUTORY PROVISIONS, WITH ANNOTATIONS		1184-1233
Chapter XXXI. MECHANICS' LIENS: CONTRACT OR CONSENT OF OWNER.
I.	The owner's contact or consent in general	1234-1259
II.	Contract or consent of a married woman	1260-1271
III.	Contract or consent of a lessor or lessee	1272-1282
Chapter XXXII. MECHANICS' LIENS OF SUB-CONTRACTORS
I.	In general	1283-1285
II.	By subrogation through notice to owner	1286-1303
III.	Direct and absolute lien upon the property	1304-1306
IV.	Application of payments	1307-1309
Chapter XXXIII. MECHANICS' LIENS: FOR WHAT LABOR AND MATERIALS GIVEN.
I.	On two or more buildings	1310-1322
II.	When contracts or accounts are mingled	1323
III.	For work done away from the premises	1324
IV.	For materials furnished	1325-1334
V.	For fixtures to the realty	1335-1351
VI.	Things not connected with the realty, or improvements upon	1352-1360
VII.	Artisans and mechanics entitled to liens	1361-1367
Chapter XXXIV. MECHANICS' LIENS: WHAT PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO.
I.	Land subject to	1368-1372
II.	Building alone subject to	1373,1374
III.	Property exempt on grounds of public policy	1375-1381
IV.	Homestead estates	1382,1383
V.	Fixtures to the realty	1384-1388
Chapter XXXV. MECHANICS' LIENS: THE CLAIM, CERTIFICATE, OR NOTICE.
I.	The claim in general	1389-1396
II.	Name of the owner	1397-1403
III.	Statement of amount and particulars of claim	1404-1420
IV.	Description of the land upon which a lien is claimed	1421-1426
V.	Time limited for filing the lien	1427-1450
VI.	Verification of the claim or demand of lien	1451-1454
VII.	Amendments of the claim after it is filed	1455,1456
Chapter XXXVI. MECHANICS' LIENS: PRIORITY AS REGARDS MORTGAGES AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES AND LIENS
I.	As regards mortgages	1457-1486
II.	As regards vendor's liens	1487
III.	As regards other encumbrances	1488-1491
IV.	As between different lienors	1492
Chapter XXXVII.
MECHANICS' LIENS: ASSIGNMENT OF		1493-1499
Chapter XXXVIII. MECHANICS' LIENS: WAIVER AND LOSS OF.
I.	By agreement or estoppel	1500-1511
II.	By abandoning the contract	1512-1518
III.	By taking security	1519-1531
IV.	By taking the debtor's promissory notes	1532-1537
V.	By destruction of the building or improvement	1538-1541
VI.	By subsequent conveyance	1542-1545
VII.	By the bankruptcy or insolvency of the debtor	1546-1550
VIII.	By bar of debt under the statute of limitations	1551
IX.	By a personal judgment	1552
Chapter XXXIX. MECHANICS' LIENS: PROCEEDINGS TO ENFORCE.
I.	Introductory	1553
II.	General rules of construction	1554-1558
III.	Nature of suit to enforce the lien	1559-1561
IV.	Commencement of suit and service	1562-1566
V.	Parties to the suit	1567-1586
VI.	Pleadings and practice	1587-1607
VII.	Judgment and sale	1608-1617
Chapter XL. LIENS OF MECHANICS AND OTHERS UPON RAILROADS.
I.	Application of general liens laws to railroads	1618-1627
II.	Special lien laws applicable to railroads	1628-1633
III.	Statutes of the several states giving liens upon railroads	1634-1673
IV.	Vendor's lien	1674
V.	Judgment lien	1675
Chapter XLI. MARITIME LIENS
I.	Definition and characteristics	1676-1678
II.	Liens in home and foreign ports	1679-1692
III.	What supplies and advances create maritime liens	1693-1699
IV.	What services are maritime and create liens	1700-1720
V.	Construction and home port liens under statutes	1721-1767
VI.	Liens for damages arising from torts	1768-1771
VII.	Priorities	1772-1796
VIII.	Assignment	1797,1798
IX.	Waiver and loss	1799-1812