Brown v. Smith
West Virginia Supreme Court
Case Certified from Circuit Court, Wood County. Bill by O. M. Brown against W. H. Smith to enforce a aneehanic’s lien. Demurrer overruled, and questions certified •by' the circuit court.
1Opinion of the Court
‘Williams, Judge:
Plaintiff filed his bill to enforce a mechanic’s lien against «certain property of defendant, and the bill was demurred to ■on the following grounds: First, because the lien set up «does not show that plaintiff is entitled to a lien for the amount of money claimed by' him, the notice given and exhibited with the bill omitting the word “dollars” in the statement •of the amount claimed as a lien; and, Second, because the recorded • notice of lien is not according to the form pre-scribed by the mechanic’s lien statute. The court overruled the demurrer and, under the provisions…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gist v. Virginian Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- Augir v. WarderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
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