Soule v. Hurlbut
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for the foreclosure of a builders’ lien; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Litchfield County, and heard before Warner, J. The court made a finding of the facts, and granted a decree of foreclosure against the principal defendant, but held that the plaintiffs’ lien was subject to a mortgage held by another of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed. The ease is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
This is a complaint to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for labor and materials furnished by the plaintiffs in the erection of a barn on land owned jointly by Walter F. Hurl-but and Hattie R. Hurlbut, his wife. The facts found by the court are in substance as follows:
Walter F. Hurlbut and his wife purchased the premises in question August 80th, 1886, and immediately went into possession and continued to occupy the same until after this suit was brought. In March, 1887, Mr. Hurlbut contracted with the plaintiffs to build a barn on the premises. They commenced work and furnished materials for the…
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