Jefferson Hotel Co. v. Brumbaugh
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond.
1Opinion of the Court
DAYTON, District Judge.
The matter in controversy here arises under a building contract between Brumbaugh and the Jefferson Hotel Company for a part of the rebuilding of the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va., which had been partially destroyed by fire. Jurisdiction in equity is acquired by reason of the bill setting up and seeking to enforce a mechanic’s lien against the property by the contractor for labor done and materials furnished under the contract. To the bill a number of subcontractors, who had filed mechanics’ liens as such, are made parties defendants. The contractor claims in his…
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