Legal Opinion

Spears & Leonard v. Lawrence

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 26, 1894No. 1388PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Superior Court, Whatcom County. Consolidated actions for the foreclosure of mechanics’ liens against the premises of F. C. Lawrence and wife.

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Appeal from Superior Court, Whatcom County. Consolidated actions for the foreclosure of mechanics’ liens against the premises of F. C. Lawrence and wife. The lien claim of Spears & Leonard alleges that they claim a lien upon the property on account of having had a contract “by which they were to perform certain labor, and furnish materials for said building, and the following is a statement of the terms given and conditions of said contract, to-wit: Said Spears & Leonard were to furnish all the labor and materials necessary for the full completion of the painting of said building for which…

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, J.

The questions raised by this appeal relate to the sufficiency of the proceedings of the lower court in the foreclosure of certain liens against the property of F. C. Lawrence and his wife, Ada L- Lawrence. Such proceedings were had in a consolidated case involving a large number of liens, all growing out of the contract of one R. C. Jordan to erect a certain building for the defendant F. C. Lawrence. The parts of the decree which are here for review relate to claims growing out of two of such liens. One in favor of plaintiffs Spears & Leonard…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Stephens v. ElverWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Howard v. FisherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1929
  3. Boise Cascade Corp. v. PenceWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Gray v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Aikens v. FrankMontana Supreme Court · 1898

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