Hopkins v. Forrester
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill of foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien; brought to the Superior Court in the county of Fairfield. Facts found by a committee, decree for petitioner, and motion in error by certain of the respondents who were later encumbrancers.
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Bill of foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien; brought to the Superior Court in the county of Fairfield. Facts found by a committee, decree for petitioner, and motion in error by certain of the respondents who were later encumbrancers. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Ghapin v. Persse $ Brooks Paper Works, 80 Conn., 481, 474; Bank of Charleston v. Curtiss, 18 id., 349; Underwood v. Walcott, 3 Allen, 464; Truesdell v. Cray, 13 Gray, 311; 3 Parsons on Contracts, 276. cited Peters v. Goodrich, 8 Conn., 150 ; Booth v. Barnum, 9 id., 286 ; Bank of Charleston v. Curtiss, 18 Conn.,…
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.
The plaintiff brings his bill to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, the validity of which is contested in the first place upon the ground that the plaintiff’s debt is not truly stated in his certificate of lien.
In that certificate a lien is claimed for the amount of $ 1187.-59 and the plaintiff in pursuance of the requirements of the statute filed his affidavit, therein stating that sum as the amount justly due to him. -
From the report of the committee to whom the case was referred it appears that the plaintiff’s services, on account of which the lien is claimed, were completed January 27th, 1870,…
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