Bear v. B., C. R. & M. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. The plaintiffs claim mechanic’s liens upon the railroad known as the Burlington, Cedar Eapids & Minnesota Bail-way, now the Burlington, Cedar Eapids & Northern Eailwa'y.
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Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. The plaintiffs claim mechanic’s liens upon the railroad known as the Burlington, Cedar Eapids & Minnesota Bail-way, now the Burlington, Cedar Eapids & Northern Eailwa'y. The cause was submitted to the court upon an agreed statement of facts, substantially as follows: The Burlington, Cedar Eapids & Minnesota Eailway Company was organized in 1868, for the purpose of building a railway fromBurlington, via Cedar Eapids, to the north line of the State. The main line was built in three divisions. The first division, from Burlington to Cedar Eapids, was completed…
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
1. mechanic's judicial sa¿. ’ I. The facts respecting the claim of Christian Bear are as follows: On September, 1874, the plaintiff Bear,, by agreement with the B., C. R. & M. Ry. Co., furnished fencing material and built a fence along a portion* of the line of the defendant’s right of way for its* railway m Liiin county, of the value of eighty-one dollars and fifty cents. The account has been on file in the auditor’s office of theB., C. R. & M. Ry. Co., and in the receiver’s, and in the auditor’s office of the B., C. R. & N. Ry. Co., since September 25, 1874. On the 25th of…
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