Merritt v. Poli
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal No. 27, Jan. T., 1912, by defendants from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., March T., 1908, No. 983, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Merritt & Company v. Sylvester Z. Poli, with notice to Frank Ricca, Contractor. Scire facias sur mechanics’ lien. Before Edwaeds, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for 1(10,836.11. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal No. 27, Jan. T., 1912, by defendants from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., March T., 1908, No. 983, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Merritt & Company v. Sylvester Z. Poli, with notice to Frank Ricca, Contractor. Scire facias sur mechanics’ lien. Before Edwaeds, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for 1(10,836.11. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned, covering forty-six pages, were (1-47) to various instructions and rulings sufficiently indicated in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Potter,
This proceeding is scire facias issued upon a mechanic’s lien for the sum of $13,427.14, filed hy Merritt & Company, sub-contractors, against Sylvester Z. Poli, owner, and Prank Ricca, contractor. The lien was filed against a property consisting of a brick theatre and store building, with the ground appurtenant thereto, situated in the city of Scranton. That the materials were furnished, and the work performed in accordance with the contract, except as to the time of completion, is not questioned. Nor is the correctness of the amount charged for the work disputed.…
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