Alderman v. Hartford & New York Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action in the nature 'of a bill of interpleader, brought to the Cit}"- Court of Hartford and tried to the court, Mc-Manus, J.; facts found and judgment rendered in favor of tile Transportation Company, and appeal by the respondent Hardendorff, for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. A mechanics’ lien is wholly the “creation of statute,” and was unknown either at common law or in equity.
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Action in the nature 'of a bill of interpleader, brought to the Cit}"- Court of Hartford and tried to the court, Mc-Manus, J.; facts found and judgment rendered in favor of tile Transportation Company, and appeal by the respondent Hardendorff, for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. A mechanics’ lien is wholly the “creation of statute,” and was unknown either at common law or in equity. Phillips on Mechanics’ Liens, §§ 1, 49; Chapin v. Persse, 30 Conn., 461; Bridge Company v. R. R. Co., 72 Ill. 506. II. To entitle the Transportation…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is a complaint in the nature of a bill of interpleader brought against Hardendorff and the Transportation Company, as adverse claimants of a fund of one hundred and fifty dollars in the hands of the plaintiff. The lower court decided against Hardendorff, and from its judgment he brings the present appeal.
In April, 1892, Hardendorff agreed to build and fully complete for the plaintiff, Alderman, on the lot of' the latter in the city of Hartford, a store and tenement for $3,300. The building was duly completed and the plaintiff paid Hardendorff therefor in full, with the exception of $150…
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