Wisconsin Planing Mill Co. v. Grams
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Action to enforce a lien for building materials furnished by the plaintiff and used in and about the construction of a building upon land owned by the defendant. The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion. The defendant appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Action to enforce a lien for building materials furnished by the plaintiff and used in and about the construction of a building upon land owned by the defendant. The facts will sufficiently appear from the opinion. The defendant appealed from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. They contended that the plaintiff was not an original contractor with the defendant; that Czerwinski was the original and only contractor with the defendant; and that the plaintiff’s lien, if any, was as a subcontractor under sec. 3315, R. S.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
It was admitted on the trial that the defendant was the owner of the premises against which a mechanic’s lien was sought to be obtained; that her husband, Francis S. Grams, was authorized as. agent to act for her. The circuit court found that the defendant, as principal *276contractor, through her agent, contracted for and purchased from- the .plaintiff the lumber and building materials in question, which were used in the construction and erection of the house on.the lot described.' This finding is amply supported by the testimony. The evidence shows quite clearly and satisfactorily that the…
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