Springer v. Keyser
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court for the City and County of • Philadelphia. . In the court below a claim was filed by Keyser & Longstreth, under the Mechanics-Lien law, on the 15th of July, 1834, against Charles Springer, for lumber and hauling, alleged to have been obtained for, and delivered upon the credit of a building, described as follows: “ A certain two-story brick building, situate on the west side of 13th street, between Vine and James streets, in the county of…
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Error to the District Court for the City and County of • Philadelphia. . In the court below a claim was filed by Keyser & Longstreth, under the Mechanics-Lien law, on the 15th of July, 1834, against Charles Springer, for lumber and hauling, alleged to have been obtained for, and delivered upon the credit of a building, described as follows: “ A certain two-story brick building, situate on the west side of 13th street, between Vine and James streets, in the county of Philadelphia, belonging, or said to belong to Charles Springer.” Annexed to the claim was the following bill.: “Philadelphia,…
1Per curiam
The description before us is just as certain as the description in Harlter v. Thorn. In that case the house was described as being between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets: in this, as being betwixt Vine and James streets; and at the trial it was proved to be betwixt Callowhill and James streets; but it was not disputed that it is also betwixt the streets mentioned in the claim. In Harker v. Thorn, also, there was an intervening street ealled Quince street, (though that appears not in the report;) and the description was held to be certain enough. It is sufficient that the owner appears not to…
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