— Also termed artisan’s lien; chattel lien (for personal property); construction lien (for labor); garageman’s lien (for repaired vehicles); laborer’s lien (for labor); materialman’s lien (for materials). [Cases: Bailment 18(2); Mechanics’ Liens 1. C.J.S. Bailments §§ 80–81, 84; Mechanics’ Liens§ 2.]
mechanic’s lien
A statutory lien that secures payment for labor or materials supplied in improving, repairing, or maintaining real or personal property, such as a building, an automobile, or the like.
