Johnson v. Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern R'y. Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story District Court.— Hon. J. H. Richard, Judge. Action for services rendered and the enforcement of' a mechanic’s lien. Decree was entered as prayed. The defendants appeal.—
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
In 1901 the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railway Company entered into an agreement with the Globe Construction Company, by the terms of which the latter undertook to construct and equip a line of railway for the former from Iowa Falls to Des Moines, a distance of seventy miles. The construction company sublet the clearing of the right .of way and preparation of the “ roadbed, for the reception of ties and rails,” to thé plaintiff, W. O. Johnson & Sons, who began work in June, 1901, and later were fully paid for all done during that year. On March 26, 1902, the parties indorsed on the…
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- Flynn v. Des Moines & St. Louis R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1884
- Steinke v. YetzerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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