American Bridge Co. v. Honstain
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county to foreclose a mechanic’s lien amounting to $9,455.24; to 'adjudge the sum a lien upon the premises, and that the court direct a sale of the premises and apply the proceeds to the payment of plaintiff’s claim. The other lien claimants mentioned in the opinion answered and prayed that the interest of plaintiff and defendants in the premises be determined and the land sold to pay the liens.
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Action in tbe district court for Hennepin county to foreclose a mechanic’s lien amounting to $9,455.24; to 'adjudge the sum a lien upon the premises, and that the court direct a sale of the premises and apply the proceeds to the payment of plaintiff’s claim. The other lien claimants mentioned in the opinion answered and prayed that the interest of plaintiff and defendants in the premises be determined and the land sold to pay the liens. The case was tried before Hale, J., who made findings establishing-the liens of the claimants as stated in the opinion, and directed a sale of the premises to…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Prior to June 10, 1908, the defendant Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company, hereafter referred to as the Milling Company, entered into a contract with the defendant Honstain, whereby he agreed to erect for it upon the premises described in the complaint an elevator. ■ The plaintiff brought this action in the district court of the county of Hennepin to foreclose a mechanic’s lien thereon. The defendants other than Honstain and the Milling Company severally appeared and asserted a lien in their behalf for labor and materials furnished and used in the erection of the elevator. The action…
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