Hill v. Donaldson

The plaintiff sued to enforce a mechanics’ lien on the real estate of the defendant, to discharge an alleged indebtedness of one Jacob Coffman to plaintiff, for lumber furnished the former, and used in the construction of a dwelling house, erected by Coffman for the defendant.

There was a jury trial, a finding for the defendant, and judgment in his favor over plaintiff’s. motion for a new trial.

The plaintiff appealed to the General Term, and assigned the following errors:

1. The overruling of plaintiff’s demurrer to sixth paragraph of defendant’s answer.

*3532. The refosal of the Court to permit the…