Porter v. Weightman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 57, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 85, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Thomas Porter v. William Weightman, deceased, Anne M. Walker, substituted defendant. Scire facias sur municipal lien. Before Willson, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant. Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff for 1173.50. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 57, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1901, No. 85, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Thomas Porter v. William Weightman, deceased, Anne M. Walker, substituted defendant. Scire facias sur municipal lien. Before Willson, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court refused binding instructions for defendant. Yerdict and judgment for plaintiff for 1173.50. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Pobteb, J.,
This is a scire facias upon a mechanic’s lien. The lien described the building against which it was filed as a two-story brick factory building, “ situate on the east side of Palm street, and extending northwardly and southwardly from the north side of Brown street to the south side of Parrish street and eastwardly and westwardly from the east side of Palm street to the west side of Kessler street and its continuation where it •runs into Ninth street, containing in front or breadth on the south side of Parrish street one hundred feet, and on the north side of Brown street…
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