American Bridge Co. v. Honstain
Supreme Court of Minnesota
In an action in the district court for Hennepin county to foreclose mechanic’s liens, the Grown Iron Works Company sought to ¡recover personal judgment against defendant Honstain for the sum of $811 and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien therefor.
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In an action in the district court for Hennepin county to foreclose mechanic’s liens, the Grown Iron Works Company sought to ¡recover personal judgment against defendant Honstain for the sum of $811 and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien therefor. The case was tried before Holt, J., who made findings of fact and ordered judgment in favor of the iron works company against defendant Honstain for the amount demanded, that the judgment be decreed a lien upon the premises in question, and that they be sold to satisfy the judgment and the costs of sale. The motion of the Northwestern Consolidated…
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This is a mechanic’s lien action. The trial court 'found that the Crown Iron Works Company was entitled to a lien in the sum of $811 upon the real estate involved. The owner, defendant Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company, appeals from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The facts are as follows:
Prior to June 10, 1908, defendant Honstain entered into a contract with the milling company, by the terms of which, in consideration of the payment of the contract price, he agreed to construct for the company, upon the real estate involved, a grain elevator, complete for the storing and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Frankoviz v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
- Fitzpatrick v. ErnstSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- St. Paul & Minneapolis Pressed Brick Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- State Sash & Door Manufacturing Co. v. Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg SeminarySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Northwestern Lumber & Wrecking Co. v. ParkerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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