Atlantic Terra Cotta Co. v. Moore Construction Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit by the Atlantic Terra Cotta Company against the Moore Construction Company and others. From a decree for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
The decree appealed from dismissed on demurrer plaintiff's original and amended bills, which sought foreclosure of its alleged mechanic’s or material-man’s lien for terra cotta furnished the Moore Construction Co., principal contractor, in the construction of an office building for and under a contract with Alderson and Stephenson, owners, situated in the City of Charleston.
The alleged lien, a copy of which is exhibited with the original bill, and vouched for the truth of the allegations thereof, purports a contract by plaintiff with the Moore Construction Co., principal…
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