Wisconsin § 779.18 - Log liens; priority.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 779.18 — Log liens; priority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 779.18. Log liens; priority.
779.18(1) (1) Any person who, personally or by a beast or machine or vehicle, performs any services in cutting, hauling, running, felling, piling, driving, rafting, booming, cribbing, towing, sawing, peeling, kiln drying or manufacturing logs, timber, stave bolts, heading staves, pulp wood, cordwood, firewood, railroad ties, piling, telegraph poles, telephone poles, fence posts, paving timber, tan or other barks or in preparing wood for or manufacturing charcoal shall have a lien upon the material for the amount owing for the services, which shall take precedence of all other claims, liens or encumbrances thereon or sales thereof. 779.18(2) (2) The right of lien given by this section survives any change in the property through manufacture and the lienor has a lien upon the manufactured product as though the services had been performed directly thereon. 779.18 History History: 1979 c. 32 s. 57 ; 1979 c. 176 ; Stats. 1979 s. 779.18; 1981 c. 370 .
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 779.18
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 779.18 cover?
Section 779.18 ("Log liens; priority.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite Wisconsin § 779.18?
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