19. No action by subcontractor against owner. No subcontractor, materialman, or workman employed under the original contractor shall be entitled to a personal judgment or decree against the owner of the premises for the amount due to him from said original contractor, except upon a special promise of such owner, in writing, for a sufficient consideration, to be answerable for the same. (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1387, ch. 854, § 1257.) Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 38-121. 1973 Ed., § 38-121.
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