Lucas v. O'Brien
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 88, Jan. T., 1894, by-plaintiff, John Lucas, trading as John Lucas & Co., from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1891, No. 205, non obstante veredicto, for defendant, Francis O’Brien, owner, and Thomas A. Ash, contractor. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien.
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Appeal, No. 88, Jan. T., 1894, by-plaintiff, John Lucas, trading as John Lucas & Co., from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., March T., 1891, No. 205, non obstante veredicto, for defendant, Francis O’Brien, owner, and Thomas A. Ash, contractor. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien. At the trial’it appeared that the- contract between the owner and contractor contained the following clause : “ And it is further agreed that the party of the first part will not at any time suffer or permit any lien, attachment or other incumbrance, under any law of this state or otherwise, by any person or persons…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chiee Justice Sterrett,
This case is ruled, in favor of the plaintiff, by Cresswell Iron *537Works v. O’Brien, 156 Pa. 172. The contract in this case is substantially if not precisely the same as in that, and is not susceptible of any other construction. For reasons given in that case, the court below erred in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.
Judgment reversed, and judgment now entered on the verdict in favor of the plaintiff for four hundred and sixty-nine dollars and seventy cents, the amount found by the jury, with interest from date of the verdict,
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- Samuel J. Creswell Iron Works v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
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