Savoy & Salter v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Upon a writ of ei’ror to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia,'the case was this; — ■ A Scire Facias was issued against the defendants below, upon a claim filed in the office of the prothonotary of the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, on the 15th day oí November, 1817, in these words; — “Robert TV.
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Upon a writ of ei’ror to the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia,'the case was this; — ■ A Scire Facias was issued against the defendants below, upon a claim filed in the office of the prothonotary of the District Court for the city and county of Philadelphia, on the 15th day oí November, 1817, in these words; — “Robert TV. Jones, of the city of Philadelphia, files this, his claim, for materials furnished, to wit: for bricks delivered by himself and servants at, and to be used in the construction of a certain three storied back building, adjoining and attached to, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gibson, C. J.
The object of the legislature was to enable the mechanic or materialman, to follow his labour or materials into the building, which is pledged for the price without regard to the estate of the owner. Did the lien proceed from a contract with the owner, the argument drawn from the apparent injustice of permitting a tenant for life to affect the estate of the remainderman, who was not a party, would not be destitute of plausibility. But there is no real injustice in the matter, the owners of the several parts of the fee, being…
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