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Baldwin Locomotive Works v. Edward Hines Lumber Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1919No. 22,922PublishedCited by 14 opinions

From Lake Superior Court; A. D. Bartholomew, Special Judge. Action by the Edward Hines Lumber Company and others against the Baldwin Locomotive Works. From a judgment for the plaintiffs, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtTownsend, C. J.

Appellees, materialmen, brought suit against appellant, owner, to enforce mechanics’ liens. The issues were formed by complaint of the first appellee named and cross-complaints of the other three, which complaint and cross-complaints appellant answered by general denial and a second paragraph of special answer, which set up the contract between appellant and appellant’s contractor. • The court sustained a demurrer to each paragraph of special answer, which ruling appellant assigns as error. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of each of the appellees and a foreclosure of liens.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. John Spry Lumber Co. v. Sault Savings Bank Loan & Trust Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Schroeder v. GallandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  3. Kelly v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Commonwealth Title Insurance & Trust Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
  5. Jarvis v. State BankSupreme Court of Colorado · 1896

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Coplay Cement Co. v. Willis & Paul GroupCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. Coplay Cement Company, Inc. v. Willis & Paul GroupCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Atlas Securities Co. v. GroveIndiana Court of Appeals · 1922
  4. Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. v. McDowellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  5. Hammond Hotel & Improvement Co. v. WilliamsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1931

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