Gray v. Dick
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1880, No. 47. This was a scir.e facias sur mechanic’s claim for $265.06, filed by William Gray against Walter B. Dick, owner, and John McLaughlin and Albert J. McLaughlin, contractors, for material furnished and stonework done towards the erection of a building- on Sixteenth street, near Jefferson street, in the city of Philadelphia.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1880, No. 47. This was a scir.e facias sur mechanic’s claim for $265.06, filed by William Gray against Walter B. Dick, owner, and John McLaughlin and Albert J. McLaughlin, contractors, for material furnished and stonework done towards the erection of a building- on Sixteenth street, near Jefferson street, in the city of Philadelphia. The following were the facts of the case: The plaintiff, a dealer in brown stone, on March 4th 1878, entered into an agreement, in writing, with Albert J. and John McLaughlin, who…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
A supplement to the Act of 1836, relating to mechanics’ liens, provides: “ It shall be lawful for any mechanic or material-man in the city or county of Philadelphia and county of Chester, who performs work and furnishes materials, to include both iti the same claim filed ; and where the value or amount of the work or materials can only he ascertained by measurement when done, or shall he done by contract for a stipulated sum, it shall be lawful to file a statement of the time when the work was commenced and when finished, and of the aggregate price of the work and materials:” Act of March…
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