Smith v. Hurley-Mason Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment- of the superior court for Cowlitz county, McKenney, J., entered July 22, 1911, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract and to foreclose a materialman’s lien against a railroad, after dismissal as to the railroad company and a trial to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This action was originally commenced by the plaintiff, J. B. Smith, against E. F. Ackerman, Hurley-Mason Company, and Northern Pacific Railway Company, to recover judgment against the several defendants, and to foreclose a lien claim against certain culverts and the land on which they are situated, belonging to the railway company. The plaintiff’s claim is for the value of lumber furnished to Ackerman, for the construction of the culverts, who had a subcontract under Hurley-Mason Company, which company had a contract with the railway company to construct the culverts. Long before the cause…
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