Legal Opinion

Sitton v. Dubois

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1896No. 2082PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Superior Court, King County — Hon. J. W. Langley, Judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

The plaintiff brought this action to foreclose a laborer’s lien, under § 1695, Gen. Stat., on certain crops grown upon land owned by the defendants Dubois in the year 1894. Said defendants had exe*625cuted to appellant in November, 1893, a chattel mortgage to cover such crop, it not then being in existence. The appellant was made a defendant in said action, and appeared, setting up his mortgage lien, and asked for a foreclosure, which was granted; hut the court in foreclosing the lien of the plaintiff found that it was entitled to priority over…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Lehigh Water Co. v. EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Case v. AllenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
  3. Wooten v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  4. Stern v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
  5. McMahan v. LundinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brazier Forest Products, Inc. v. Northern Transport, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
  2. L. J. Dowell, Inc. v. United Pacific Casualty InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Interior Warehouse Co. v. HaysWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Schmidtman v. Atlantic Phosphate & Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
  5. Chapman v. A. H. Averill Machinery Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1915

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