Legal Opinion

Peninsular General Electric Co. v. Norris

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 23, 1894PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appéal from Kent. (Grove, J.) Argued November 1, 1893. Decided May 23, 1894. Bill to enforce a mechanic’s lien. Defendants Norris and Shepard appeal. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.

The bill in this case was filed to enforce a mechanic’s lien.

The bill states that Charles Shepard is the owner of lots 3, 4, 5, and 6 of block or section 9 of the Campan plat of Grand Bapids, except the west 99 feet of lot 4, and has been the owner for more than 10 years last past; that prior *498to May 1, 1890, Carroll S. Hartman, under an agreement with Shepard, had built a brick block on lots 4, 5, and 6, except the west 99 feet of lot 4, by which agreement Shepard leased to Hartman the ground on which the block stood, and Hartman was the owner of the building; that about May 1, 1890, Shepard…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wagar v. BriscoeMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Burns v. BerryMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
  3. Miller v. StoddardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892

3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Smalley v. Northwestern Terra-Cotta Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Pettyplace v. Groton Bridge & Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Sterner v. HaasMichigan Supreme Court · 1896

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