Schaper v. Bibb
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. This appeal is taken fi-om a decree passed by the Court below (Dennis, J.,) in favor of the complainants. The 'case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, C. J.
The mechanics’ lien law provides that every building erected “shall be subject toa lien for the payment of all debts contracted for work done or materials furnished for or about the same;” and the Legislature has expressly required that this law shall be construed liberally as a remedial law. Even without the express direction of *148the Legislature, this Court said, in Blake vs. Pitcher & Wilson, 46 Md., 464, that the general language of the statute plainly indicates that the most liberal and comprehensive meaning should be given its provisions in favor of mechanics and material men.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Potter v. . CromwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Blake v. PitcherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1877
- Weber v. WeatherbyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1871
3Cited by6 opinions
- Boston Furnace Co. v. DimockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- State Department of Assessments & Taxation v. Town & Country-Woodmoor, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
- State Department of Assessments and Taxation v. Metrovision of Prince George's County, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Miller v. WaddinghamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Otis Elevator Co. v. American Meter Co.Baltimore City Circuit Court · 1925
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