Colorado § 38-20-106 - Lien for labor.
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§ 38-20-106. Lien for labor.
Any mechanic or other person who makes, alters, repairs, or bestows labor upon any article of personal property, at the request of the owner of such personal property or his agent shall have a lien upon such property for the amount due for such labor done or material furnished and for all costs incurred in enforcing such lien.
Source: L. 1883: p. 237, § 3. G.S. § 2120. L. 1889: p. 233, § 2. R.S. 08: § 4015. C.L. § 6432. CSA: C. 101, § 5. CRS 53: § 86-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 86-1-5.
Cross references: For mechanic's liens on land and fixtures, see article 22 of this title.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "The Rights of Landlords in Tenants' Personal Property", see 57 Den. L. J. 685 (1980).
Mechanic's performance of contract essential to creation of lien. A mechanic who, under contract, bestows labor upon a chattel for its improvement is entitled to retain the possession thereof until he has been paid for his services, but performance of the contract is essential to the creation of the lien and the existence of the right of improvement. Hillsburg v. Harrison, 2 Colo. App. 298, 30 P. 355 (1892).
Lien imports right to hold and detain property. The lien provided in this section imports simply the right to hold and detain the property. Wenz v. McBride, 20 Colo. 195, 36 P. 1105 (1894).
Employee not invested with possession of bricks burned. The employment of defendant in error to burn brick does not invest him with such possession of the brick as is requisite to support a lien under this section. Wenz v. McBride, 20 Colo. 195, 36 P. 1105 (1894).
Tailor entitled to possess garments made by him. A tailor, to whom material was furnished to be made into garments, is a mechanic entitled to hold possession of the garments until the price of labor which he has put on them for their betterment is paid by the employer if he fulfilled his contract. Hillsburg v. Harrison, 2 Colo. App. 298, 30 P. 355 (1892).
Proof of delivery for repairs required for lien claim. One claiming a lien upon a wagon for repairs must make it appear from an averment of facts that it was delivered to him for the purpose of such repairs. Rohrer v. Ross, 53 Colo. 328, 125 P. 489, 1914B Ann. Cas. 315 (1912).
Applied in Denver Motor Fin. Co. v. Stevens, 128 Colo. 531, 265 P.2d 224 (1953).
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