Moritz v. Sands Lumber Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to foreclose a mechanieis lien. Tlie respondent, Sands Lumber Company, furnished certain lumber to the contractor, who was engaged in building a reinforced concrete building on the land of appellants.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Circuit Judge. This action was brought to foreclose a mechanieis lien. Tlie respondent, Sands Lumber Company, furnished certain lumber to the contractor, who was engaged in building a reinforced concrete building on the land of appellants. The lumber was used for what is known in the trade as shoring; that is, wooden forms are constructed into which the concrete is poured and in which it remains until it has set, when the' shoring is removed. The shoring is often used several times in constructing the same…
1Opinion of the CourtKebwin, J.
It is contended by appellants that the Sands Lumber Company acquired no lien for any of the lumber used in shoring, because it did not become a part of the structure, and further that the findings to the effect that seventy-five per cent, of the lumber was consumed in the construction of the building, and that twenty-five per cent, was depreciated in value as specified in the finding, are not supported by the evidence. A careful examination of the evi-*52deuce convinces that the findings are well supported by the evidence. The question whether the Sands Lumber Company -was entitled to a lien…
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