Legal Opinion
Central Trust Co. v. Richmond, N., I. & B. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky
Decided May 3, 1892PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Equity. Bill by the Central Trust Company of New York against the Richmond, Kieholasville, Irvine & Beattysville Railroad Company to foreclose a mortgage. Heard on demurrers to intervening petitions setting up contractors’ and mechanics’ liens.
1Opinion of the Court
BARR, District Judge.
One of the principal questions raised by the demurrers to the intervening petitions is whether the lien given by the act of 1888 extends to labor and materials furnished or performed under contracts made with subcontractors, and others beyond subcontractors. The title of the act is:
“An act to create a Hen on canals, railroads, and other public improvements, in favor of persons furnishing labor or materials for the construction or improvement thereof.”
And the first section is:
“That all persons who perform labor, or who furnish labor, materials, or teams, for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mining Co. v. CullinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- McGugin v. O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1889
- Kirby v. McGarryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1862
- Smith Bridge Co. v. Louisville, New Albany & St. Louis Air Line Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Trustees Caldwell Institute v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1864
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3Cited by11 opinions
- W. Harrison Price v. H. L. Coble Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Breeding v. MelsonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1927
- Peerless Insurance v. Board of County Commissioners Ex Rel. Ben Dyer Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank v. North Platte Valley Irr. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- American Surety Co. of New York v. United States ex rel. Barrowagee Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
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