Stewart v. Codd

The appellant is a trustee appointed by a decree in chancery, to sell certain mortgaged property of “The Maryland Sugar Refinery Company.” The sale was made, reported and ratified, and the fund arising from the sale brought into Court for distribution among the creditors and persons entitled.

Among the property sold were certain articles alleged to constitute fixed machinery in the Refinery, upon which the appellee, a machinist and builder, claimed a preferred lien, under the mechanics’ lien law. The Circuit Court decided in favor of the claim, and passed an order directing that the same…