Bassett v. Brewer
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from El Paso. Tried below before Hon. T. A. Falvey. Appellant Bassett sued in the District Court of El Paso to foreclose a lien claimed by him as a material man and lumber dealer on certain lots belonging to appellee Schuster, in the city of El Paso, by reason of the fact that appellant furnished to appellee Brewer, original contractor with.
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Appeal from El Paso. Tried below before Hon. T. A. Falvey. Appellant Bassett sued in the District Court of El Paso to foreclose a lien claimed by him as a material man and lumber dealer on certain lots belonging to appellee Schuster, in the city of El Paso, by reason of the fact that appellant furnished to appellee Brewer, original contractor with. Schuster, lumber and material used in the erection of a certain house for said Schuster on said lots, and prayed for a balance due by said Brewer of 8419.15, and asking for a foreclosure of the lien against Schuster. Appellant claimed that his lien…
1Opinion of the Court
Hobby, Judge.
The construction of articles 3165 and 3166 of the Revised Statutes (Sayles’ Laws of 1885, p. 63) is involved in the question presented upon this appeal.
This was a statutory proceeding instituted in the District Court of El Paso County to foreclose an alleged lien claimed by the plaintiff—appellant'—as a material man and lumber dealer, on the lots described belonging to appellee Schuster, by reason of the fact that appellant furnished to appellee (Brewer), original contractor with Schuster, the material used in the erection of a certain house for said Schuster on said lots. The…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Throckmorton v. PriceTexas Supreme Court · 1866
- Magee v. ChadoinTexas Supreme Court · 1868
- de Montel v. SpeedTexas Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by6 opinions
- Security Trust Co. of Houston v. RobertsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1919
- Hudson v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1894
- Lunsford v. PearceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Lewis v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- In re RoseDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1938
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