Knorr v. Elliot

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Tilghman C. J.

The plaintiff, who is a lumber-merchant, obtained a lien on certain houses now belonging to the de- . . o o fendants, for materials furnished by him for the building the said houses. The plaintiff’s claim was filed in the office of the clerk of the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, within six months from the time of furnishing the materials, and the question is, whether his lien expires at the end of five years from the time of filing his claim. The case depends upon the act of 17th March, 1806, by which the lien was…