Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Co. v. Jones
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE' SIXTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The mechanic’s lien law of Ohio of 1894 is unconstitutional because: (a) It denies to the owner of real estate the right of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and the- right of contract in relation thereto, of making and enforcing contracts, of fixing and limiting the consideration therefor, and' the manner and. time of payment, and is not for the…
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE' SIXTH CIRCUIT. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The mechanic’s lien law of Ohio of 1894 is unconstitutional because: (a) It denies to the owner of real estate the right of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and the- right of contract in relation thereto, of making and enforcing contracts, of fixing and limiting the consideration therefor, and' the manner and. time of payment, and is not for the equal protection and' benefit of the. people, and therefore contravenes sections 1 and 2 of the Bill of Rights. (b) It…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
the court.
The Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company, a corporation of Ohio, made a contract with one McClain for the construction of a hotel building and opera- house at Columbus, Ohio.
McClain contracted with Jones & Laughlins, Limited, a partnership association organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, for a certain amount of steel to be used in the buildings which he undertook to erect.
Under that contract Jones & Laughlins, Limited, furnished steel of the value of 143,296.74.
Proceeding under certain statutes of Ohio relating to liens for mechanics and others, Jones & Laughlins, Limited,…
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