Wright v. Pohls
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. About June 4, 1888, defendants Opperman & Baalke contracted to build a house for defendant Henry Pohls, for §1,250. They proceeded with the execution of their contract, but before it was completed, and before August 6, 1888, abandoned it. Before such' abandonment, defendant Ilenry Pohls paid Opperman & Baalke $700 on the contract, and it necessarily cost him more than $550 to complete the house according to the contract.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. About June 4, 1888, defendants Opperman & Baalke contracted to build a house for defendant Henry Pohls, for §1,250. They proceeded with the execution of their contract, but before it was completed, and before August 6, 1888, abandoned it. Before such' abandonment, defendant Ilenry Pohls paid Opperman & Baalke $700 on the contract, and it necessarily cost him more than $550 to complete the house according to the contract. Before August 6, 1888, plaintiff sold and delivered to Opperman & Baalke lumber and material used in the construction of…
1Opinion of the CourtLyon, C. J.
This case is ruled by the statutes in force in 1888, giving liens to subcontractors and other employees on lands, buildings, or other structures, in certain cases. These statutes are E. S. sec. 3315, as amended by ch. 312, Laws of 1885, and ch. 535, Laws of 1887. It is maintained that the amendment of 1887 so changes the law that the subcontractor or his employee is entitled to a lien upon the building or structure, and the land upon which it is erected, for materials furnished or labor performed by him for the principal contractor in the erection of such building or structure, to the full…
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