Parsons v. Winslow
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of LTk county. Scire facias sur mechanics’ lien. The facts of the case are stated sufficiently for a correct understanding of the point decided in the opinion of the court, delivered December 11, 1854-.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
— The county of Elk was formed out of parts of Jefferson, Clearfield, and M'Kean counties, in each of which three counties the Mechanics’ Lien Law was in force when Elk was erected; but the law had not been extended to Elk specifically when the lien was entered, which is the subject of the present contest.
It is not pretended that there was anything in the act creating Elk county, to repeal the law as it applied to the territory of the three constituent counties; but the argument is, that its operation is limited to the territory within the…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Chilcott's LicenseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- Rassau v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912