Brewer v. Meyers
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 197, Qct. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1914, No. 35, on verdict for defendant in case of Morris Brewer v. Christian F. Meyers, Owner, and Edwin O. Kunsman. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien. Brodhead, J., charged as follows: The plaintiff is Morris Brewer and he performed certain work and furnished certain material for the building of a double house here in Easton for Christian F. Meyers, the defendant.
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Appeal, No. 197, Qct. T., 1916, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Northampton Co., June T., 1914, No. 35, on verdict for defendant in case of Morris Brewer v. Christian F. Meyers, Owner, and Edwin O. Kunsman. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien. Brodhead, J., charged as follows: The plaintiff is Morris Brewer and he performed certain work and furnished certain material for the building of a double house here in Easton for Christian F. Meyers, the defendant. Morris Brewer was a subcontractor and, under the law of Pennsylvania, he had the right and did file what is known as a mechanic’s lien…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
The appellant was a subcontractor under Kunsman, who had a contract with Meyers, the owner, for the erection of a building. In the course of the construction it became apparent to the owner that the contractor was in financial trouble. At the suggestion of a real estate broker, from whom he was about to borrow some money *403on the building, he demanded from Kunsman a release of all liens, as the mortgagee was unwilling to advance any money unless they were procured. Kunsman interviewed the appellant and secured a release of liens, giving him a check for $600 on account of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dowd v. CrowSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903