Steinmetz v. St. Paul Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, John Steinmetz, and by certain lien claimants, from a judgment of the District Court of Ramsey County, Otis, J., entered March 14, 1892, dismissing the action for want of prosecution.
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Appeal by plaintiff, John Steinmetz, and by certain lien claimants, from a judgment of the District Court of Ramsey County, Otis, J., entered March 14, 1892, dismissing the action for want of prosecution. The plaintiff built the foundation for a frame dwelling house for Oscar Carlson upon a lot in St. Paul, for which Carlson agreed to pay him $150. He commenced the work November 1, 1889, and finished it April 6, 1890, and on June 2, 1890, filed his sworn statement for a lien. Carlson mortgaged the property on April 26, 1890, to the St. Paul Trust Company for $2,300, and the mortgage was…
1Opinion of the CourtGilfillan, C. J.
Action to enforce a mechanic’s lien against real estate, the owner and others being named as defendants in the summons and complaint. The lien accrued April 6, 1890. The complaint was filed April 3, 1891. . The summons was at the same time placed in the hands of the sheriff for service, and was served on some of the defendants, but never served on the owner, and no further attempt was made to serve on him. On motion of the respondent, one of the defendants, the action was dismissed for want of prosecution, March 3, 1892. Of course, no judgment to enforce a lien against the land could be…
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