Sterling Engineering & Construction Co. v. Berg
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: LaweeNce W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Action to foreclose mechanics’ liens upon a building owned by Ludwig Berg and Fredericlca Berg, Ms wife. Six lien claimants, who have proved tbeir claims, were joined in this consolidated action as parties defendant. Three other claimants who were also joined as defendants failed to appear and prove their claims.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: LaweeNce W. Halsey, Circuit Judge. Action to foreclose mechanics’ liens upon a building owned by Ludwig Berg and Fredericlca Berg, Ms wife. Six lien claimants, who have proved tbeir claims, were joined in this consolidated action as parties defendant. Three other claimants who were also joined as defendants failed to appear and prove their claims. Findings of fact determining the amount due each claimant were made by the trial court and judgment awarding each a lien for the amount so found was entered. The defendants Ludwig…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed June 1, 1915:
Vinje, J.
This case presents but few questions of law and those of slight importance. Findings of fact made by the trial court and challenged by the appellants aggregate nearly 100. The labor of checking up each finding to see if it is supported by credible evidence has been considerable. *283Sucb. labor, however, has been much lightened by the methodical manner in which the briefs of the respective parties were prepared.
In the main the judgment is challenged because the court found a substantial performance of the different contracts; because it found…
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