Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Donahue

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 29, 1911No. Nos. 17,402—(144)PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Action in the district court for Ramsey county against William H. Donahue, Charles Anderson, St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company, Scandinavian American National Bank, Henry J. Burrow and 'Mary Gillen to recover $373.78; to have the demand adjudged to be a mechanic’s lien upon the premises; to determine the claims and liens of defendants, The St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company, The Scandinavian American Bank, Henry J. Burrow and Mary Gillen, and to have the premises sold…

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Action in the district court for Ramsey county against William H. Donahue, Charles Anderson, St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company, Scandinavian American National Bank, Henry J. Burrow and 'Mary Gillen to recover $373.78; to have the demand adjudged to be a mechanic’s lien upon the premises; to determine the claims and liens of defendants, The St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company, The Scandinavian American Bank, Henry J. Burrow and Mary Gillen, and to have the premises sold in the manner prescribed by law to satisfy claims against it. Mary Gillen, as assignee of three claimants, answered…

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, in which defendant Donahue, owner of the building, appealed from an order denying a new trial. The short facts are as follows:

In August, 1909, defendant Donahue entered into a contract with one Charles Anderson for the construction of a building upon land owned by Donahue; the contract price being $9,150. Anderson completed the building, but failed to pay for certain material and labor, and liens were duly perfected upon the property therefor. The court below, after trial without a jury, found the facts and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff, John J.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StevensIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Schmoll v. LuchtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Spiess v. BrandtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
  2. Guild v. MoreNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Behrens v. KruseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
  4. Bierlein v. GagnonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
  5. Peter Mintener Lumber Co. v. JanischSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1921

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