Legal Opinion
Port City Construction Co. v. Adams & Douglass, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 3, 1971No. [No. 231, September Term, 1970.]PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, C. J.
The parties had at one another below over a mechanics’ lien filed in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County by the appellee, a subcontractor. The appellant, the gen eral contractor, bonded the lien claim and filed a petition to strike the lien grounded on the claim that in the written construction subcontract between them the appellee expressly waived the right to file a lien. The appellee answered the petition asserting:
“That the language of Paragraph 16 of the agreement referred to in the Petition as Exhibit ‘A’ is not intended to constitute a waiver of the right of respondent to file…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Spruell v. BlytheCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Maryland Brick Co. v. SpilmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
- Greenberg v. DunnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Pinning v. SkipperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
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3Cited by8 opinions
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