Choctaw & Memphis Railroad v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District. Styles T. Rowe, Judge. On the 8th day of November, 1899, the appellee, W. A. Sullivan, filed in the Sebastian circuit court, Greenwood district, his complaint against'Graham & Miller and the Choctaw & Menrphis Railroad Company, to enforce a subcontractor’s lien. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor the railroad company has appealed.
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Greenwood District. Styles T. Rowe, Judge. On the 8th day of November, 1899, the appellee, W. A. Sullivan, filed in the Sebastian circuit court, Greenwood district, his complaint against'Graham & Miller and the Choctaw & Menrphis Railroad Company, to enforce a subcontractor’s lien. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor the railroad company has appealed. The Choctaw Construction Company was a necessary party to the suit. 34 Pac. 1113; 31 Pac. 187; 36 Pac. 445; 39 Pac. 1096; 32 N. W. 374; 28 Pac. 707; 17 N. W. 62; 59 Tex. 587; 59 Ark. 85; 78 Cal. 193. The…
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
The evidence in this case shows that on the 29th of November, 1898, the Choctaw & Memphis Eailroad Company made a contract with the Choctaw Construction Company for the construction of its road from Little Eock, Arkansas, to the Indian Territory line; that on the 12th of December, 1898, the Choctaw Construction Company entered into a contract with Graham & Miller to furnish all the ties necessary to be used in the work; that a short time afterward, to-wit, on the 1st day of January, 1899, or about that time, the appellee claims to have entered into a contract with Graham & Miller to furnish…
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