Perrault v. Shaw
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Assumpsit. Pacts agreed. The defendants owned and operated a brick yard in Pembroke, from April 29 to August 29, 1895. They were decreed insolvent, August 28, 1895. The plaintiff, under a contract with the defendants, boarded their workmen to the amount of $1,467.26, for which amount he claimed a lien upon the brick made that season, and brought this action to enforce such lien.
1Opinion of the CourtBlodgett, J.
“ If a person shall perform labor or furnish materials to the amount of fifteen dollars or more for making brick, by virtue of a contract with the owner thereof, he shall have a hen upon the kiln containing such brick for such labor or materials.” P. S., c. 141, s. 11.
The legislative purpose in the enactment of this statute evidently was to protect the laborer who performs manual work in making the brick and the person who furnishes materials which are used therefor, and such also is the reasonable import of the language employed in its common and ordinary signification. Assuming the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. AlvordSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- McCormick v. Los Angeles City Water Co.California Supreme Court · 1870
- Dudley v. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Gordon Hardware Co. v. San Francisco & San Rafael RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
- Williams v. Toledo Coal Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1894
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- National Surety Co. v. United States ex rel. Pittsburgh & Buffalo Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Anderson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1914