No. 15594. May 13, 1964. Elliott Moore, N.L.R.B., Washington, D.C., Arnold Ordman, Gen. Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Associate Gen. Counsel, Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Elliott Moore, Morton Namrow, Attys., N.L.R.B., Washington, D.C., on the brief, for petitioner. Richard F. Hooker and James L. Stokes, Grand Rapids, Mich., Richard F. Hooker, Miller, Johnson, Snell Cummiskey, Grand Rapids, Mich., on the brief, for respondent. Before CECIL and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges, and McALLISTER

12-30-1885 COX and others v. FLANAGAN and others. J. Boyd Nixon, for complainants. J. E. P. Abbott, for defendants, Wallace and Young & Abbott. BIRD, V. C. J. Boyd Nixon, for complainants. Preliminary: The remedy by mechanic's lien is statutory, and the formalities prescribed must be strictly pursued to reach the land. Ayres v. Revere, 25 N. J. Law, 474; Associates v. Davison, 29 N. J. Law, 415, Scudder v. Harden, 31 N. J. Eq. 503; Phillips' Mech. Liens, § 9. The court has power to inquire into the