Wistar v. City of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 8, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1885, No. 63. On the 25th of September, 1875, the following lien was filed: The City of Philadelphia, to the use of Joseph Johnson, James Holgate, and LaFayette Plotter v. Richard Wistar, owner. In the Common Pleas, No. 3, in and for the City and County of Philadelphia.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 8, of Philadelphia county: Of July Term 1885, No. 63. On the 25th of September, 1875, the following lien was filed: The City of Philadelphia, to the use of Joseph Johnson, James Holgate, and LaFayette Plotter v. Richard Wistar, owner. In the Common Pleas, No. 3, in and for the City and County of Philadelphia. The City of Philadelphia hereby files its claim to the use of Joseph Johnson, James Holgate, and Lafayette Plotter, against all that certain lot or piece of ground whereon the building 1009 Market street is erected, &c., for work done and materials…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
This is a scire facias upon a municipal claim, filed by the city of Philadelphia, to the use of Joseph Johnson et al., against all that certain lot of ground in said citj;, whereon the building, No. 1009 Market Street, is erected, and of which *609Richard Wistar is owner, for work done and material furnished, in setting new cut granite curbstones in front of the same, pursuant to the directions of the Highway Department, under authority of the ordinance of councils approved 31st December, 1871. A case was stated, in the nature of a special verdict, for the opinion of the court, from which we…
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