Seeman v. Biemann
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnson, Circuit Judge. Action to enforce subcontractors’ and other liens upon property under ch. 143, Stats. 1898. The cause was tried by the court, and the findings, so far as material to this appeal, were as follows: On March 12,1897, Otto Biemann, 0. 0. Koehler, and John Bruening, as copartners, contracted in writing with defendant William, Farr to furnish the materials and perform the ■carpenter and…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: D. H. Johnson, Circuit Judge. Action to enforce subcontractors’ and other liens upon property under ch. 143, Stats. 1898. The cause was tried by the court, and the findings, so far as material to this appeal, were as follows: On March 12,1897, Otto Biemann, 0. 0. Koehler, and John Bruening, as copartners, contracted in writing with defendant William, Farr to furnish the materials and perform the ■carpenter and joiner work in the erection and construction ■of a building mentioned in the complaint. The contract re-t]uired the…
1Opinion of the CourtMaRshall, J.
The principal question presented for adjudication is raised by exceptions to the findings of fact respecting the cause of action pleaded by the owner of the building against defendants Jones and Forster for a reformation of the bond indorsed upon the back of the building contract making it run to such owner iiistead of to his architect, Dohmen. The evidence upon which the conclusions of the trial court are based has been examined without disclosing any warrant for this court to say they are clearly against the preponderance of such evidence. Olear and satisfactory evidence of mutual mistake,…
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