Griffith v. Chicago, Burlington & Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Jefferson Circuit Court. This is an action in equity to recover a balance alleged to be due the plaintiff for work done by him in the construction of a railroad, and to establish and foreclose a mechanic’s lien on the property. The circuit court entered judgment dismissing the petition, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Plaintiff claims to have done the work under a contract with the New Sharon, Coal Yalley & Eastern Railroad Company, the agreement being entered into on the part of the corporation by S. C. Cook, its president. The name of the corporation was subsequently changed to the Chicago, Burlington & Pacific Railroad Company. The evidence shows that the work was in fact done under a contract entered into by plaintiff with Cook ; but defendants claim that the latter was acting for the Trunk Line Construction Company, and that consequently plaintiff was a subcontractor. If that claim is true, it is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Templin v. Chicago, Burlington & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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