Patterson v. Frazier Bros.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Nos. 95, 96, 97 October Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, Nos. 69, 70, 71 September Term 1887, C. P. No. 1. To tlie first Monday of July, 1887, three several writs of scire facias sur mechanics’ liens were issued in actions by John Frazier, et al., partners as Frazier Brothers, in one of which Joseph N. Patterson, was defendant, in another, C. F. Haseltine and E. H. Haseltine, his wife, in right of said wife, and…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 1 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Nos. 95, 96, 97 October Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, Nos. 69, 70, 71 September Term 1887, C. P. No. 1. To tlie first Monday of July, 1887, three several writs of scire facias sur mechanics’ liens were issued in actions by John Frazier, et al., partners as Frazier Brothers, in one of which Joseph N. Patterson, was defendant, in another, C. F. Haseltine and E. H. Haseltine, his wife, in right of said wife, and in the third, Thomas H. Patterson. Issue in each action. The causes were tried together on March 12,1888, when the…
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Mr. Justice Paxson :
These cases all depend upon the same principle. They were mechanics’ claims filed against a block of buildings in Pittsburgh, known as the Patterson Block. The claims filed were for the “ erection and construction,” while the evidence is uncontradicted that the work was done and the materials were furnished for alterations and repairs. The learned judge submitted to the jury the question whether the alterations were such as to render it practically a new building, and they found in favor of the plaintiffs.
A lien will not lie for alterations and repairs under the…
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