Legal Opinion

Bailey v. Mason

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 15, 1860PublishedCited by 12 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF RAMSEY COUNTY. From the facts found by the referee, it appears that between the first of May and 18th of August, 1857, at divers times, the Plaintiff, at the request of the Defendant Bailey, '■'■from üme to time as the bmldmg progressed,” performed labor and furnished materials in and about the erection of a house on lot 5, block 64, Dayton & Irvine’s addition to St. Paul, to the amount of $987, said lot then being owned by said Bailey.

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APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF RAMSEY COUNTY. From the facts found by the referee, it appears that between the first of May and 18th of August, 1857, at divers times, the Plaintiff, at the request of the Defendant Bailey, '■'■from üme to time as the bmldmg progressed,” performed labor and furnished materials in and about the erection of a house on lot 5, block 64, Dayton & Irvine’s addition to St. Paul, to the amount of $987, said lot then being owned by said Bailey. That on the 17th of July, 1857, said Bailey mortgaged said lot to one J. M. Hall, to secure the sum of $3000-; which…

1Opinion of the CourtEmmett, C. J.

By the Court. The Plaintiffs claim to have a lien upon the property described in the complaint, on account of work done and materials provided by them, towards the erection of a building thereon, at the request of Defendant Bailey, then the owner of said lot.

On the 26th day of August, 1857, and within the time prescribed by law, they filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Ramsey County, their petition for a lien upon the property for the amount claimed to be due them, and in April following they commenced the present action. In the mean time the Legislature, by an act,…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Willcox v. EdwardsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Wilson v. HeadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
  3. John S. Hanes & Co. v. WadeyMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Garneau v. Port Blakely Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Coleman v. BallandiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875

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