Bradford v. Underwood Lumber Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Oneida County. Action to enforce a lien upon logs. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, assessing his damages at $89, and finding that he was entitled to a lien upon the logs for that sum: From the judgment entered on such verdict the defendant company appealed. .
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
The plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendants McPhee and Mitchell to furnish board fop men who were employed by them in running logs upon the Wisconsin river. The price of board was one dollar a day for each boarder. McPhee and Mitchell did not own the logs, but were running them for the owner, the defendant the Underwood Lumber Company. The plaintiff seeks to enforce a lien for the board furnished by him against the *51logs which the men were engaged in running while boarding with him. The sole question presented is, Does the law give a lien for such a claim ?
The plaintiff lived in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Winslow v. UrquhartWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Kollock v. ParcherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Carpenter v. McCord Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Clark v. DillonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1882
- Perrault v. ShawSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1897