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Colman v. Goodnow

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided October 6, 1886PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the district court for Pipe-stone county, where the action (which was brought to enforce a lien for material) was tried by Severance, J., without a jury.

1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.

The plaintiff furnished material for the erection of the building mentioned in the complaint, under the contract with the defendants as therein alleged. The last of the materials for and used in the erection of such building under the contract with defendants was furnished on or about December 16, 1880.

By the terms of the contract the building was to be erected for the ■defendants on the village lot described in the complaint, and it was accordingly so erected thereon by them. The building was commenced in October, 1880, and they were in the actual possession of the premises, and were jointly…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. DeGraw v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
  2. Knight v. ElliottSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Cox v. SternIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Hill v. Alliance Building Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Pineland Lumber Co. v. RobinsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  4. Turner v. St. JohnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Brettschneider v. WellmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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