Getty & Born v. Tramel
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. Action to recover for lumber sold to the defendant Joseph M. Tramel, and to enforce a mechanic’s lien against the property of the defendant Cynthia E. Tramel. The court rendered judgment against Joseph M. Tramel, but denied the plaintiffs a lien. They appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The lumber was furnished for an addition to a barn upon a farm belonging to the defendant Cynthia E. Tramel. It was bought by her husband, the defendant Joseph M. Tramel, in liis own name, and he gave his note for the same. lie did not claim to act as his wife’s agent, nor does there appear to have been any supposition on the part of the plaintiffs that the defendant Cynthia owned the land ■upon which the lumber was to be used. She, though confined to her house by sickness, had some knowledge that the lumber was being hauled, and used in the erection of an addition to the barn, but…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Conrad v. StarrSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- Clark & Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1882
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Hoag & Griffith v. HaySupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Royal Lumber Co. v. HoelznerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
- Sheldon v. Chicago Bonding & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1921
- Reese Gabriel & Co. v. CornellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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