Pennsylvania Statutes Title 43 P.S. Labor § 229. Owners may pay laborers employed by contractors

When work as aforesaid shall have been done for a contractor or contractors, and not for the owner or owners of saw logs, it shall be lawful for the owner or owners to make payment of any moneys due to any laborer or laborers for such work, directly to such laborer or laborers; and any payment or payments so made, shall be a good charge against the contractor or contractors in favor of the owner or owners in the settlement of their accounts.