Mortgagee may pay wages or contract price and may recover wages or contract price paid by him
20 Mortgagee may pay wages or contract price and may recover wages or contract price paid by him
Where a lien under this Act attaches to the estate or interest in land of any owner or occupier or to any goods any person interested in such land or goods as mortgagee, incumbrancee, or pledgee, whether his interest is or is not subject to such lien, may pay the wages or contract price in respect of which the lien exists, together with all costs, charges, and expenses of and incidental thereto, and shall, on demand, be entitled to recover the same from the mortgagor, encumbrancer, or pledgor, together with interest thereon, at the rate of eight per centum per annum, calculated from the date of payment, and the moneys so paid with interest as aforesaid, shall be a charge on the estate or interest or the goods as if originally portion of the moneys secured by the mortgage, incumbrance, or pledge.
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