Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Roofing Co. v. North American Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 28, 1905No. 562PublishedCited by 8 opinions
Appeal from' the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the construction, application, and effect of the Public Statutes of New Hampshire of 1901, c. 141, §§ 10, 16, and 17, as follows:
“Sec. 10. If a person shall by himself or others, perform labor or furnish materials to the amount of fifteen dollars or more, for erecting, altering or repairing a house or other building or appurtenances, by virtue of a contract with the owner thereof, he shall have a lien thereon, and on any right of the owner to the lot of land on which the house, building or appurtenances stand.”
“Sec. 16. The lien created by sections 10,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Davis v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Florence Mining Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Kendall v. PickardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1893
3Cited by8 opinions
- Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. v. Metropolitan S. S. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1908
- Brown v. Hunt & Mottet Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1920
- Clinchfield Fuel Co. v. TitusCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1915
- Coy v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.District Court, D. Oregon · 1919
- In re EndlarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1911
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