Wilson v. Sherwin-Williams Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. The action was commenced by the Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. against Wilson, the builder, and the Alex. Watson Const. Co. the contractor, to establish a lien for materials furnished for building. By amendment the Sherwin-Williams Co. of Texas, a local corporation became substituted as plaintiff. Personal judgment was recovered against both defendants with'foreclosure of the lien.
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Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. The action was commenced by the Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. against Wilson, the builder, and the Alex. Watson Const. Co. the contractor, to establish a lien for materials furnished for building. By amendment the Sherwin-Williams Co. of Texas, a local corporation became substituted as plaintiff. Personal judgment was recovered against both defendants with'foreclosure of the lien. They appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greenwood
This case calls for a determination of the legal effect of notice to an owner, under article 5623, Rev. Stats., of a claim for material furnished a sub-contractor, given when the owner was indebted to the contractor in an amount in excess of the claim, and followed by the filing -and recording of proper account within ninety days from the date of furnishing the last item of material, where the contractor, after the material was furnished and before notice was served on the owner, had settled in full with the sub-contractor.
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