Johnston & Grommett Bros. v. Bunn & Monteiro
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Corcuit Court of Wise county. Decree for complainants. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The bill in this case was filed by the appellees to enforce payment of a mechanic’s lien, alleged to be due them as sub-contractors for work done in constructing' a section of the Black Mountain Bailroad.
It appears that the Keokee Coal and Coke Company, as general contractors, entered into a contract with the Black Mountain Bailroad Company to build for the latter a railroad, several miles in length, between Imboden, in Wise county, and Keokee, in Lee county. The Keokee Coal and Coke Company sub-let its entire undertaking, by contract in writing, to the firm of Johnston & Grommett Brothers,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Walters v. Farmers BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
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- Beecher v. Lewis & BagbySupreme Court of Virginia · 1888
- Penn v. InglesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
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