Bassett v. Swarts

This is a petition for the enforcement of a mechanics’ lien for a balance of money due for work done and materials furnished by the petitioners in and for the construction of a building on a lot of land, in the city of Providence, belonging to the defendant, Harriet A. Swarts, under a written contract with her, dated July 5, A. D. 1888. The cellar had been excavated and piles driven for the foundation of the building before the making of the contract. Mrs. Swarts, July 10, A. D. 1888, gave mortgages for money borrowed on said lot of land, one to the Citizens’ Savings Bank, and the other to…