Wilcox v. Woodruff
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Shit for the foreclosure of a builders’ lien; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, and heard before J. M. Hall, J. A large number of mortgagees and lienors were made parties defendant, and filed answers setting up their claims upon the property. The court found the facts and granted the plaintiffs and other lienors a decree of foreclosure, and two mortgagees, and the trustee in insolvency of the defendant Woodruff, appealed.
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Shit for the foreclosure of a builders’ lien; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, and heard before J. M. Hall, J. A large number of mortgagees and lienors were made parties defendant, and filed answers setting up their claims upon the property. The court found the facts and granted the plaintiffs and other lienors a decree of foreclosure, and two mortgagees, and the trustee in insolvency of the defendant Woodruff, appealed. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
This is an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. E. R. Bishop & Co. purchased a lot of land on which they proposed to erect three dwelling houses to rent. The houses were erected, the. plaintiff, under an agreement, furnishing materials for that purpose. In a suit to foreclose his lien, others who claimed liens on the premises were made defendants. In their answers they also claimed foreclosures of their respective liens. The trial court rendered judgment for the lienors and the other defendants appealed.
In each case the lienor filed but one lien, covering the entire lot of land, about three…
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