Sparks v. Dunbar
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition—interventions. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. November term, 1896. Dunbar intervened in the equitable cause of McTighe & Co. et al. v. Macon Construction Co., Macon & Birmingham Railroad Co. et al., alleging: These two companies are indebted to him $2,740 beside interest from January 24, 1891, for material furnished and labor done by him as contractor and builder in the construction of three section-houses at and on sections 6, 7, 8 and 11 of…
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Equitable petition—interventions. Before Judge Felton. Bibb superior court. November term, 1896. Dunbar intervened in the equitable cause of McTighe & Co. et al. v. Macon Construction Co., Macon & Birmingham Railroad Co. et al., alleging: These two companies are indebted to him $2,740 beside interest from January 24, 1891, for material furnished and labor done by him as contractor and builder in the construction of three section-houses at and on sections 6, 7, 8 and 11 of the railroad company, under parol contract with the general manager of said two companies. His contract has been fully…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
The official report states the facts.
1. In order for a mechanic or materialman to obtain a lien upon real estate, under the provisions of section 1979 of the Code of 1882, as it stood prior to the passage of the acts of 1893 and 1895 amending the same (Acts 1893, p. 34; Acts 1895, p. 27), it was necessary that the mechanic or materialman should either have a contract for the work done or material *136furnished with the owner of the property, or a contract for such work and material with a contractor who had a contract with the owner. In the first instance, that is where the me: chanic or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Exchange Bank v. Macon Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1895
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