Legal Opinion

Boone v. . Chatfield

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 5, 1896PublishedCited by 11 opinions

This was an ACTION, brought to enforce a mechanic’s lien upon the property described in plaintiff’s complaint, belonging to tbe femes defendants, M. M. Stringfield, wife of W. W. Stringfield, and M. R. Welch, wife of W. P. Welch, tried before Robinson, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1895, of the Superior Court of Haywood County.

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This was an ACTION, brought to enforce a mechanic’s lien upon the property described in plaintiff’s complaint, belonging to tbe femes defendants, M. M. Stringfield, wife of W. W. Stringfield, and M. R. Welch, wife of W. P. Welch, tried before Robinson, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1895, of the Superior Court of Haywood County. After the jury were empaneled the pleadings were read and the plaintiff tendered issues, to be submitted to the jmT- The plaintiff admitted that the contract set out in defendant’s answer, (the material provisions of which are stated in the opinion of Justice…

1Opinion of the Court

Montgomery, J.:

The defendants, M. M. Stringfield and M. R. Welch, were the owners of the Haywood White Sulphur Springs property. They and their respective husbands leased in writing the hotel property for three years to the other defendant, Chatfield. The lease provided among other things that Chatfield, the lessee, should have certain necessary repairs made upon the property, that he should pay for the same himself, and charge the amount so paid for repairs to the lessors to be deducted from the first year’s rent. It was required also by tbe terms of the lease that Chatfield should deposit…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Bailey v. . RutjesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  2. Wilkie v. . N. A. BraySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Belvin v. Raleigh Paper Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
  2. Brown v. . WardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  3. Mahoning Park Co. v. Warren Home Development Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Southern Aluminum Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  5. RANLO SUPPLY COMPANY v. ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958

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