Rosenheck v. Stape

Opinion by

Cunningham, J.,

This appeal questions the validity of that part of Section 10 of the Mechanics’ Liens Act of June 4, 1901, P. L- 431, (49 PS §52) which grants to the claimant a period of five i years from the date a verdict is recovered in his favor on the scire facias within which to obtain and enter a final judgment thereon. It is asserted by the present owner-appellant that this provision is violative of Article III, section 7 of our constitution which prohibits the legislature from enacting “any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of…