J. W. McCausey & Co. v. Gittleman
Michigan Supreme Court
Cross-appeals from Wayne; McDonald, J., presiding. Bill by J. W. McCausey & Company against Henry B. Gittleman, the Maryland Casualty Company, William E. Moss, the Webster & McCausey Lumber Company, Walter D. Gale, and Martin Brosteau to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Defendants Lumber Company, Gale and Brosteau filed cross-bills claiming liens. Defendant Moss filed a cross-bill to foreclose a mortgage.
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Cross-appeals from Wayne; McDonald, J., presiding. Bill by J. W. McCausey & Company against Henry B. Gittleman, the Maryland Casualty Company, William E. Moss, the Webster & McCausey Lumber Company, Walter D. Gale, and Martin Brosteau to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Defendants Lumber Company, Gale and Brosteau filed cross-bills claiming liens. Defendant Moss filed a cross-bill to foreclose a mortgage. From the decree rendered, plaintiff and defendants Lumber Company, Gale and Brosteau appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSteeke, J.
The bill of complaint in this suit was filed by plaintiff to foreclose and enforce a mechanic’s lien amounting to $398.45 for material furnished in the construction of a ten-family flat building upon certain described premises owned by defendant Gittleman in the city of Detroit.
Defendants and cross-complainants Webster & Mc-Causey Lumber Co., Walter D. Gale, and Martin Brosteau also assert and seek to enforce liens for material furnished and work performed on said building.
On June 23, 1914, defendant Gittleman entered into written agreement with a contracting corporation known as the…
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- Miller v. StoddardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
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