Shields v. Keys
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Benton District Court. Action in equity to enjoin the sale, under execution, of lot four, block thirteen, in Yinton. The property in controversy formerly belonged to Joel W. Catlin, now deceased. "While he owned it (in 1855) he built thereon a hotel, since known as the Shields house.
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Appeal from Benton District Court. Action in equity to enjoin the sale, under execution, of lot four, block thirteen, in Yinton. The property in controversy formerly belonged to Joel W. Catlin, now deceased. "While he owned it (in 1855) he built thereon a hotel, since known as the Shields house. Luther Ellis furnished material and performed labor in the erection of the hotel, and held a mechanic’s lien thereon for about $590. In November, 1855, Catlin sold and conveyed the property to John H. Shields for $3,500, and took in payment his seven promissory notes for $500 each, payable in one,…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
1. mechanic’s lien: when it attaches, I. The first question presented is, as to the title or interest acquired by the purchaser under the meehanic’s lien foreclosure sale. The plaintiff , . _ . T ^ m that suit was the mechanic, Luther Ellis, and the only defendant was D. B. Keys, administrator of J. W. Catlin, deceased. The lien accrued before the sale of the property by J. W. Catlin to John H. Shields, and existed upon the property at the time of the sale and conveyance to Shields. By the mechanic’s lien law, in force at that time, it was provided (Code of 1851, § 981): “Every person who, by…
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