Morgan v. Chapple
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Johnson District Cowrt. The action below was brought by Chappie against Jacob Madders and Mason Morgan, to recover for work and labor in constructing a cellar under a contract with Madders, and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for the amount' claimed. Nosttbstantial defense was offered on the part of Madders.
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Error from Johnson District Cowrt. The action below was brought by Chappie against Jacob Madders and Mason Morgan, to recover for work and labor in constructing a cellar under a contract with Madders, and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for the amount' claimed. Nosttbstantial defense was offered on the part of Madders. Morgan resisted the foreclosure of the lien, claiming that he was the owner of the land at the time of the making of the contract between Chappie and Madders, and the performing the work by Chappie. Chappie replied, alleging that Morgan had represented that the land belonging to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
Defendant in error brought his action in the district court to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, and recovered a judgment against Jacob Madders for $100, and a decree of foreclosure against both Madders and Morgan. A motion for a new trial was made and overruled, a case made, and that case is now presented for our examination. The case shows that it contains all the evidence, but does not show that all the instructions asked, given, or refused, are pre*223served. The certificate of the district judge at the close is simply, that “the foregoing is the…
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