Willson v. Canevin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 129, Oct. T., 1909, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1908, No. 37, making absolute rule to strike off mechanic’s lien in case of F. E. Willson and Alex. Willson, Copartners, trading as the Standard Lumber Company, v. Rt. Rev. Regis Canevin, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg, Trustee et al. Rule to strike off mechanic’s lien. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 129, Oct. T., 1909, by plaintiffs, from order of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., July T., 1908, No. 37, making absolute rule to strike off mechanic’s lien in case of F. E. Willson and Alex. Willson, Copartners, trading as the Standard Lumber Company, v. Rt. Rev. Regis Canevin, Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg, Trustee et al. Rule to strike off mechanic’s lien. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order making absolute rule to strike off mechanic’s lien.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This was a petition of the owners to strike off a mechanic’s lien filed by the plaintiffs, subcontractors, against the owners and contractors to enforce payment of a balance due for certain materials furnished for the erection of a parochial school building. The petition alleges that the lien is defective for the following reasons: (1) The notice of intention to file a lien does not have a copy of the contract attached thereto, and does not give the prices of the various items of materials, but fixes a lump sum for the materials alleged to have been furnished;…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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