Jean v. Wilson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The facts of the case in regard to the question of priority are stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The facts of the case in regard to the question of priority are stated in the opinion of the Court. The following are extracts from the portion of the opinion of the Court below, (Pinkney, J.,) in regard to the validity of the several mechanics’ liens claimed, which is referred to and concurred in by this Court: ccThe proceeding being in rem, tlie object in stating the names of the parties connected with the structure, is a designation of the property and not of the person. This object is generally effected by naming the owner alone; still,…
1Opinion of the CourtGuason, J.
The main question presented by the record in this case is, whether the mortgages or the lien claims are entitled to priority. The proof shows that the appellant Jean, William F. Burns and Samuel Meakin were the owners of certain lots in Baltimore city, fronting on the south side of Boundary Avenue, and that these lots were of such grade with regard to the adjoining streets and avenues, *294and so covered by water as to render them unavailable in their then condition for either building or leasing. In the fall of 1869 the owners determined to make.such improvements upon them as would make- them…
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