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Chadbourn v. . Williams

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1874PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Civil aotioN, to enforce a lien for building materials, originally brought against Williams, tried before Cloud, J., at the Special (January) Term, 1874, of New Haeovee Superior Court.

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Civil aotioN, to enforce a lien for building materials, originally brought against Williams, tried before Cloud, J., at the Special (January) Term, 1874, of New Haeovee Superior Court. The following are the facts material to the questions raised in the Court below and decided in this Court: The defendant, Williams, owned two half lots in the city of Wilmington, to wit, the Eastern half of lot, No. 5, of square 308, and the W estera half of lot, No. 5, of square, 309, which do not adjoin, but are separated from each other by Seventh street. Desiring to build on them, he applied to the…

1Opinion of the Court

RodMAN. J.

This action was originally commenced against Williams to recover of him about $1500 alleged to be owing to the plaintiffs for materials supplied by the plaintiffs to him for erecting buildings on certain lots owned by him in the city of Wilmington. The plaintiffs claimed and sought to enforce a lien upon these lots under the act of 1868-’69, chap, 117. Williams made no defence. The Association claimed an estate in the lots under sundry mortgages made to them by Williams, and was allowed to become a defendant.

It is found that plaintiffs at the request of Williams began to supply the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nibbe v. BrauhnIllinois Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Jessup v. StoneWisconsin Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Lyon & Gribble v. LoganTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. BasnightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. Maryland Brick Co. v. SpilmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
  4. Burr v. . MaultsbySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
  5. McNeal Pipe & Foundry Co. v. HowlandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892

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