Van Wart v. Rees
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff. Exceptions sustained. This is an action of assumpsit to enforce a lien upon certain land and buildings, situated thereon, and owned by the defendant, for materials furnished and which entered into the construction of said house. Plea, general issue. This case was submitted to the presiding Justice, with right to except, upon an agreed statement of facts.
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On exceptions by plaintiff. Exceptions sustained. This is an action of assumpsit to enforce a lien upon certain land and buildings, situated thereon, and owned by the defendant, for materials furnished and which entered into the construction of said house. Plea, general issue. This case was submitted to the presiding Justice, with right to except, upon an agreed statement of facts. The presiding Justice found for the plaintiff in the sum of $125.64. The plaintiff excepts to said finding. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
This is an action of assumpsit to enforce a lien upon land and buildings for materials furnished in the construction of the latter. The case was submitted to the presiding Justice, with right of exception reserved, upon an agreed statement of facts of which the following only is material:—
“It is agreed that William R. Rees, the defendant, was on the first of October, 1911, the owner of the land described in the writ, and was building a house on said land.
“It is agreed that said Rees, with his carpenter, Frank Benjamin, made out a list of the interior finish that would be desired for said…
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