Legal Opinion

Lavanway v. Cannon

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 23, 1905No. 5068PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered September 30, 1903, upon tbe advisory verdict of a jury and findings rendered in favor of plaintiffs, in an action to foreclose a mechanics’ lien and for damages.

1Opinion of the CourtMount, C. J.

Respondents brought- this action in the court below to foreclose a mechanics’ lien, and for other relief. The complaint, in substance, alleges, a contract with appellants to construct a certain building in Seattle; a compliance with all the terms of the contract; a balance amounting to $5,250.80, due thereon from appellants; and a lien for that amount, properly filed, against the building and the land on which the building is located. Tor a separate cause of action, the complaint alleges, that the superintendent of the work, appointed by, and acting for, appellants, was incompetent and unfit…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. . AlkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  2. Griffith v. HappersbergerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Stedeker v. . BernardNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  4. C. T. Fitts & Co. v. ReinhartSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Flint v. BronsonWashington Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Gillespie Land & Irrigation Co. v. HamiltonArizona Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Hasek v. Terrene Excavators, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1986
  4. Bank of Hawaii v. CharHawaii Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Dalton v. Union Gap Irrigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912

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