Vulcanite Portland Cement Co. v. Allison
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 256, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1907, No. 673, making absolute rule to dissolve attachment execution in case of the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company v. John W. Allison Company, defendant, and William R. Dougherty, garnishee. Rule to dissolve attachment execution.
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Appeal, No. 256, Jan. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1907, No. 673, making absolute rule to dissolve attachment execution in case of the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company v. John W. Allison Company, defendant, and William R. Dougherty, garnishee. Rule to dissolve attachment execution. From the record it appeared that prior to June 1,1906, William R. Dougherty had a contract with the owner of No. 919 Walnut street for the erection and construction of a building thereon; and John W. Allison company had a contract with Dougherty to furnish labor and…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Elkin,
Suit was brought in this case by attachment and summons under section 28 of the mechanic’s lien Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 431. The single question presented for determination by this court is whether this section offends against article 3, section 7 of the constitution, which provides, among many other things, that the general assembly shall not pass any local or special law “ providing or changing methods for the collection of debts, or the enforcing of judgments.” The language of the section is as follows : “ In any suit brought to recover for labor done, or…
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