Brown v. Cowan & Steele
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Sutler county: Of October and November Term 1885, No. 41. This was, in the court below, a scire facias issued on a mechanics’ lien filed by Cowan and Steele against Samuel H. Brown, owner or reputed owner, and J. D. Barnes, contractor. On the trial, before McJunkin, P. J., the following facts appeared: In the spring of 1879, Brown determined to repair his dwelling house in Fairview township.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Sutler county: Of October and November Term 1885, No. 41. This was, in the court below, a scire facias issued on a mechanics’ lien filed by Cowan and Steele against Samuel H. Brown, owner or reputed owner, and J. D. Barnes, contractor. On the trial, before McJunkin, P. J., the following facts appeared: In the spring of 1879, Brown determined to repair his dwelling house in Fairview township. Barnes, who was at that time dealing in lumber and doing carpenter work, called upon Brown and desired to furnish him with the lumber necessary for the repair of said…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
This case arises upon a scire facias sur mechanics’ lien, issued by Cowan & Steele against Samuel H. Brown, owner, and J. D. Barnes, contractor; the claim is $213.07 for lumber sold by the plaintiffs to Barnes, a part of which, at least, was used in the construction and repair of a dwelling house belonging to Brown. It is conceded that the purchase of the lumber was by Barnes, and that Brown knew nothing whatever of Cowan & Steele in the transaction. The vital question in the cause for determination at the trial was whether or not at the time of the purchase of the lumber any such relation…
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