Hooker v. McGlone
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for the foreclosure of a lien for materials furnished for a building; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The following facts were found by a com mittee: On the first day of June, 1872, Thomas B. Brooks of New Britain, owned and possessed the piece of land described in the petition, upon which and the building upon it the petitioner claims a lien.
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Petition for the foreclosure of a lien for materials furnished for a building; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The following facts were found by a com mittee: On the first day of June, 1872, Thomas B. Brooks of New Britain, owned and possessed the piece of land described in the petition, upon which and the building upon it the petitioner claims a lien. He continued to own it until December 9th, 1872, when he sold it to Beatrice J. McGlone, the wife of Bartholomew J. McGlone, at the request of her husband, she not being present, and it has since remained in her name.…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is a proceeding to foreclose a mechanics’ lien. The first question which presents itself is, whether the petition is properly brought in the name of George A. Hooker. The petitioner describes himself as agent, and .he was in fact the agent of Loyal Moultrop. In contracting *101with McGlone he did not disclose his principal, but, as his custom was, made the contract in his own name as agent. In like manner the certificate of lien was filed. We think it is apparent that the contract was between Hooker and Mc-Glone ; and that the indebtedness thereon arising was legally due from McGlone to…
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