statute relating to, because of death, §126 ABSENT DEFENDANT statute relating to service of process on, §130 ACCEPTANCE OF STRUCTURE effect of, on right to damages, §93 recoupment by owner after, §36 ACCRUAL OF LIEN provision relating to, §§50, 54 ACCOUNT statement of, when required by owner, §§39, 40 ACTION AT LAW claiming lien does not prevent, §68 statute relating to, not barred by lien, §124 See Proceedings, §85; Parties, §89; Practice, §90 ADDITIONAL WORK See Extras, §32 ADJUDICATION former, as a defense, §93 AFFIDAVIT discharge or release of lien by, §77 evidence of fact of service when, §92 form of suggestion of death by, of lien claimant, No. 37 owner's, to secure discharge, §80, No. 8 verifying claim of lien, §62 AFFIRMATIVE RELIEF defendant owner entitled to, §§35, 90 AGENT service of claim of lien on, §63 form as to, No. 5 statute relating to, §108 ALIMONY lien for, §102 AMENDMENTS claim of lien as to, §56 lien law as to, §2 construction of, prospective and retrospective, §6 practice upon, in proceedings to enforce, $91 statute relating to, in pleadings, §129 bills of complaint, §112 AMOUNT decree to fix, §95 effect of claiming excessive, in statement, §§61, 93 AMOUNTS DUE ascertainment of, by courts, §§95, 118, 119 statute relating to, §114 ANIMALS lien of railroad for care of, §102 ANNOTATED STATUES discharge of lien, §109 mechanics' lien, §103 public buildings and works, §136 ANSWER amended bill as to, §91 denial by, under oath, §92 form of, by owner, to bill, No. 26 See Proceedings, §85; Practice, §91; Pleading, §90; Bill of Com- APPEAL form of bond on, No. 41 claim of, No. 40 settlement of case on, No. 43 stipulation of facts on, No. 42 law governing, §94 statute relating to practice on, §129 ARCHITECT effect of certificate of completion by, §§34, 37 lien for services of, §19 ASSESSMENTS lien for, on insurance companies, §102 ASSIGNEE lien by, §23 claim of, §72 ASSIGNMENT OF LIENS debt as to, §72 form of, No. 17 rights upon, §72 statute relating to, §127 ASSUMPSIT action of, not prevented by lien, §68 statute relating to, §124 forms of declaration in, on contractor's bond, No. 12 ATTACHING CREDITORS action by, §§83, 100 statute relating to, §122 ATTACHMENTS priorities between liens and, §83 statute relating to, §122 ATTORNEYS fees of, §96 statute relating to, §114 AVOIDANCE procedure for, of liens, §40 See Defenses, §93; Waiver, §42 B BILL IN CHANCERY proceedings to enforce lien to be by, 886 statute relating to, §112 BILL OF COMPLAINT amendments to, §91 statute relating to, §§112, 129 evidence as, §92 statute relating to, §112 laborer's No. 21 form of, contractor's, Nos. 18, 19, for claim not due, No. 23 materialman's No. 22 obtaining lien on land and building, No. 18 new structure only, No. 19 Motion to dismiss, No. 25, subcontractor's No. 20 supplemental, petition for leave to file, No. 36, prerequisites, §§87, 88 See Proceedings, §86; Practice, §91; Parties, §89; Defenses, §93 BOND discharge of lien on giving, §76 form of, on appeal, No. 41 indemnity, of contractor, No. 11 owner's, for discharge of lien, No. 6 public works and improvements, No. 13 protection, of subcontractors, laborers and materialmen on public statute relating to, on, §136 BUILDING form for foreclosure on land and, No. 18 structure only, No. 19 labor away from, §19 right to lien on, where no title to land, §12 sale of, separate from land, §§12, 97 statute relating to lien upon, §105 C CERTIFICATE effect of, by architect, §37 form of, of discharge of lien, §79, No. 7 non-commencement of proceedings as to, No. 9 CLAIMANTS abandonment by, as to distribution, §37 distribution of proceeds of contract pro rata among, §40 CLAIM DUE BUT NOT PAYABLE provisions concerning, §95 statute relating to, §114 CLAIM NOT DUE decree for, §§95, 99 provisions concerning, §22 statute relating to, §128 CLAIM OF APPEAL form of, No. 40 CLAIM OF LIEN amendment of, §§56, 91 assignee, by, §23 debt as to, §72 claimant named in, §60 defense, defective, as a, §93 description of property in, §58 CLAIM OF LIEN-continued effect of, as notice to subsequent purchasers, §69 effect of claiming more than due in, §61 election between, §90 errors in, effect, §§55, 61 evidence essential to establish, §92 filing of, time of, §§51, 54, 57 extension of, by furnishing after real completion, §54 dates from delivery to owner, §§54, 56 forms of, Nos. 3, 4 owners named in, §§59, 93, 107 prerequisites to, when claimed by contractor, §§53, 93 statute relating to, §106 priorities under, §83 statute relating to, §111 rights of action at law not prevented by, §69 statute relating to, §124 service of, §63 form of, No. 5 proof of, §64 statute relating to, §108 statement of amount claimed in, §61 excessive, effect of, §§61, 93 furnishing of, to whom, §56 statute relating to, §§51, 107 time of furnishing, §56 verification of, §62 COMPLETION abandonment before, §37 contractor cannot retain possession after, §46 minor services after, §19 COMPUTATION extras as to, in distribution, §§32, 37 CONSTITUTIONALITY lien law as to its, §3 CONSTRUCTION amendments and repeals as prospective and retrospective, §6 rules of, §§45, 90, 93 proceedings and, as to, §90 statute relating to, §§129, 131 liberal, on proceedings and law after lien attaches, §§4, 90 statute relating to, §§129, 131 strict, before lien attaches, §§4, 90 term, improvements, §5 |