Meredith v. Kunze
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from PoTk District Court. — Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Jr., Judge. This action involves the 'rights of the plaintiffs and the defendants, Amelia Lewis, the Chicago Lumber Company and John N. Hohberger, as lien-holders upon certain real estate, the title to which is in the defendant Johanna Kunze. The said Amelia Lewis is the owner of a mortgage upon the premises.
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Appeal from PoTk District Court. — Hon. Marcus Kavanagh, Jr., Judge. This action involves the 'rights of the plaintiffs and the defendants, Amelia Lewis, the Chicago Lumber Company and John N. Hohberger, as lien-holders upon certain real estate, the title to which is in the defendant Johanna Kunze. The said Amelia Lewis is the owner of a mortgage upon the premises. The other parties set up and allege that they have valid mechanic’s liens for materials furnished for the erection of a brick block of buildings upon the lots. There were pleadings filed by the respective parties, in which each of…
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
I. The defendant Amelia Lewis holds a mortgage on the premises for thirteen hundred dollars and interest,' which was for money loaned to Johanna Kunze and her husband, August Kunze, and which money was mostly paid out in payment for materials used in the erection of the building upon the lot. Her mortgage was established as the fourth lien in point of priority. She does not complain of the decree; and, as the.appellant makes no question as to the validity of the mortgage, that part of the decree demands no attention. The mechanic’s lien of J. P. Meridith was established as the second lien.…
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