Philip Gruner & Bros. Lumber v. Jones
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St.. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. The mechanic’s lien law is purely statutory, and while it should be construed liberally, so as to give effect to its beneficent purposes, it can not be extended to a state of facts not fairly within the purview of the statutes. McMahon v. Vickery, 4 Mo.
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Appeal from the St.. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. The mechanic’s lien law is purely statutory, and while it should be construed liberally, so as to give effect to its beneficent purposes, it can not be extended to a state of facts not fairly within the purview of the statutes. McMahon v. Vickery, 4 Mo. App. 225; Hewitt v. Truitt, 23 Id. 443; Spence v. Barnett, 35 N. Y. 94; Tiley v. Hotel Co., 9 Hun. 424; Stephens v. Holmes, 64 111. 336; Huntington v. Barton, Id. 502; Canisius v. Merrill, 65 Id. 67; Belanger v. Hersey, 90 Id. 70; Spruck v. McRoberts, 37 C. L. J. 477;…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION MODIFIED AND REFILED JUNE 1, 1897.
Bland, P. J.
On May 11, 1895, Lewis C. Nelson, one of the appellants, was the owner in fee of a parcel of land in city block number 508, in the city of St. Louis, having a front of one hundred and twenty-two feet on the north line of Pine street, and extending northwardly one hundred and nine feet, one inch, to *114an alley, subject to a deed of trust for $40,000, held by Schaare Emeth Congregation, a corporation. On the eleventh day of May, 1895, Nelson executed and delivered to William Richards and Arthur Q-. Mer-win, a lease of said premises for a term…
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