American Brick & Tile Co. v. Drinkhouse
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On error to the Warren Circuit Court. For opinion in this case on case certified, see 29 Vroom 432.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dixon, J.
This is an action brought under the Mechanics’ Lien law against the Gregg Manufacturing Company as builder and the American Brick and Tile Company as owner, for work done and materials furnished in altering a brickmaking machine.
The first question to be considered is whether the claim in suit was one for which a lien might attach. This is denied by the brick company, on the ground that it was not the owner of the machine when the alteration was made and the machine was not a fixture.
The machine stood in the works of the brick company, upon a…
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