Hahn's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an appeal by David Hahn, from the decree of the court below, distributing the proceeds of the sheriff’s sale of the real estate of Henry Funk. The contest was between David Hahn, a mechanic’s lien creditor, and Christian Funk, Cyrus Funk, and Henry Funk, mortgagees of Henry Funk, above named.
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Appeal from the Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an appeal by David Hahn, from the decree of the court below, distributing the proceeds of the sheriff’s sale of the real estate of Henry Funk. The contest was between David Hahn, a mechanic’s lien creditor, and Christian Funk, Cyrus Funk, and Henry Funk, mortgagees of Henry Funk, above named. The case was this:— Hahn contracted, in 1856, with Henry Funk, to furnish the materials and build a house for him for $1075. The work was commenced February 4th 1857, some of the lumber furnished in January 1857, the house was put under roof April…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Woodward, J.
The diligence of counsel has brought before us, in this argument, a very full view of our decisions under the Mechanic’s Lien Law. Doubtless there is a good deal of discrepancy between the cases, but it will prove less than it seems when it is remembered that many of the cases were ruled upon the sufficiency of liens, as contested between the immediate parties thereto in the seire facias issued for their enforcement, whilst others were upon the effect of such liens as against other lien-creditors. It should be remembered, also, that some…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Haley v. ProsserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
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