Dixon-Woods Co. v. Phillips Glass Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal No. 275, Oct. T., 1894, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May T., 1892, No. 341, on verdict for plaintiff (less than claim). Sci. fa. sur mechanic’s lien.
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Appeal No. 275, Oct. T., 1894, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., May T., 1892, No. 341, on verdict for plaintiff (less than claim). Sci. fa. sur mechanic’s lien. Before McClung, J. At the trial it appeared that the material part of the contract upon which the plaintiff’s claim was based was as follows : “ Memorandum of agreement, made and entered into this Fourteenth day of November, A. D. 1890, by and between Dixon-Woods Co., a corporation of Pittsburg, Pa., party of the first part, and Phillips Glass Co., a corporation of the same place, party of the second part,…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
On the 14th of November, 1890, the parties to this suit entered into a written' agreement, by which the plaintiff agreed, for the consideration of $31,000, to erect, according to plans prepared by it, on Twentieth and Mary streets, South Side, Pitts-burg, for defendant, “ One Continuous Melting Regenerative *179Tank Melting Furnace, with twelve working holes, designed to work thirty-six window glass blowers, in three shifts of twelve blowers each per day of twenty-four hours; the furnace to be operated with fuel gas manufactured from coal by what is known as ‘Wellman’…
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