Beach v. Wakefield
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — TIon. E. R. Gay-nor, Judge. Ti-iese proceedings had their inception in an action by plaintiff firm to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s lien.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — TIon. E. R. Gay-nor, Judge. Ti-iese proceedings had their inception in an action by plaintiff firm to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s lien. The claim is that defendant Wakefield was the principal contractor for the erection of a depot building for the Sioux City Terminal Railroad & Warehouse Company, and that plaintiff, as a sub-contractor, furnished material for such building; and the prayer is that a lien be established upon the real estate whereon said depot is located, and that a decree be given foreclosing the same. Wakefield filed an answer…
1Opinion of the CourtWaterman, J.
1 The Sioux City Terminal Railroad & Warehouse Company was organized and duly incorporated under the laws of this state. The purpose of its organization, as stated in the articles of incorporation, was to construct, operate, and maintain one or more lines of railway within the corporate limits of Sioux City, Iowa, with all needed side tracks, depot yards, warehouses, storage houses, elevators, and all other needed terminal facilities; and shall have power to acquire by purchase or condemnation all needed grounds for right of way, depot purposes, and side tracks, wood and water stations, and…
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