Parsons v. Keeney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, and for damages, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Kellogg, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs for $1,858 damages, only $476 of which was adjudged to be secured by the lien sought to be foreclosed, from which the plaintiffs appealed. Error; plaintiff’s lien held valid for the whole sum due, and judgment to be entered accordingly.
1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.
The defendant Charles H. Keeney, in 1919, was the owner of a farm in Avon known as Maple Rock Farm. This farm was operated as a unit, and various buildings were located on the farm on both sides of a highway which ran through it. The farm was made up of four adjoining pieces of land separated by ordinary fences which were used in conducting the farm.
On March 15th, 1919, the defendant contracted with the plaintiffs to shingle an old bam and cornice on it for $269; work was begun on this contract about March 15th and completed April 24th, 1919. Sometime after making the contract to shingle the…
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