Hartley v. Richardson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In Equity. On Appeal. This was a suit in equity brought under tbe provisions of chapter 30 of the statute of 1895, for the enforcement of a lien for labor performed and material furnished in plastering a dwelling-house in Portland, It came to this court on an appeal from the decree of the justice of this court sitting below who heard the case and dismissed the bill.
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In Equity. On Appeal. This was a suit in equity brought under tbe provisions of chapter 30 of the statute of 1895, for the enforcement of a lien for labor performed and material furnished in plastering a dwelling-house in Portland, It came to this court on an appeal from the decree of the justice of this court sitting below who heard the case and dismissed the bill. It was admitted that the respondents, Gribben, were the owners of the land and of the buildings upon which the lien is claimed, and that the building was erected under a contract between the respondents, Gribben and Richardson. It…
1Opinion of the CourtStrout, J.
Bill in equity to enforce a mechanic’s lien. The justice who heard this cause, and entered a decree, found as matter of fact, that the plaintiff “began work (plastering) in July, 1895, and finished his skim coating on the 19 th of August then following, took away his stagings .and tools, and vacated the premises, having completed his contract, upon which, at the stipulated price per yard, the sum of $516.60 then became due and payable, and upon which sum he has received a payment of $191..... “That on October 7,1895-, more than forty days after he had completed his job as aforesaid, the…
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