Haupt Lumber Co. v. Westman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by Nellie M. Weide, one of the defendants, from a judgment of the District Court of Eamsey County, Cornish, J., entered November 7, 1891. The plaintiff, the Haupt Lumber Company, on March 18, 1890, and between that day and May 1, 1890, sold and delivered to defendant John Westman lumber of the value of $419.57, which he used in performing his contract to build a two-story frame dwelling house for defendant George G. Berg, on a lot in Stinson’s Division to St. Paul.
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Appeal by Nellie M. Weide, one of the defendants, from a judgment of the District Court of Eamsey County, Cornish, J., entered November 7, 1891. The plaintiff, the Haupt Lumber Company, on March 18, 1890, and between that day and May 1, 1890, sold and delivered to defendant John Westman lumber of the value of $419.57, which he used in performing his contract to build a two-story frame dwelling house for defendant George G. Berg, on a lot in Stinson’s Division to St. Paul. He commenced to do work and obtain material on March 18, 1890. This Lumber Company in due time made and filed a statement…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
Plaintiff corporation brought this action to enforce its lien claim for materials furnished and used in the erection of a dwelling house on a city lot. The facts were not in controversy. On January 6, 189 0, Mrs. Weide, a defendant, was the owner of the lot in question. She was engaged in quite an extensive business; among other things, that of buying and selling real estate and erecting houses thereon. Her husband, J. E. Weide, also a defendant, was her general agent, managing and conducting all her business. *401About the day last mentioned be entered into a written agreement with one Berg, by…
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