Tebay v. Kirkpatrick & Co.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Armstrong County
No. 290 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 217 September Term 1890, C. P. On August 12, 1890, O. H. Tebay and I. T. Klingensmith, doing business as Tebay & Klingensmith, issued a scire facias sur mechanics’ lien against Kirkpatrick & Co., Limited, owners or reputed owners, and J. T. Watt, contractor.
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No. 290 October Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 217 September Term 1890, C. P. On August 12, 1890, O. H. Tebay and I. T. Klingensmith, doing business as Tebay & Klingensmith, issued a scire facias sur mechanics’ lien against Kirkpatrick & Co., Limited, owners or reputed owners, and J. T. Watt, contractor. The lien was filed on August 12th,’ the same day the scire facias issued, for materials furnished and work and labor done on a frame house in the borough of Leechbu'rgh, to the amount of $439.52. A bill of particulars was attached, verified by affidavit as set forth in the opinion of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Stekkett :
This scire facias sur mechanics’ lien is based upon a claim filed by the plaintiffs against Kirkpatrick & Co., Limited, owners or reputed owners, and J. T. Watt, contractor. Appended to the claim is an itemized account against the contractor for hardware, tin-work, etc., verified by an affidavit averring that the bill of items is correctly copied from the plaintiffs’ books of original entry; that the work was done and materials furnished at or about the dates of the respective charges, within six months last past, and upon the credit of the building described in…
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