Byrd v. Cochran
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The affidavit for a lien shows the venue to be Webster county. The attesting seal is that of a notary public of Douglas county. The affidavit was insufficient, and the filing of the paper did not create a lien. (Secs. 5, 6, ch. 61, Comp. Stats.; Blair v. West Point Mfg. Co., 7 Neb., 347; Colman v. Goodnow, 36 Minn., 9; Davis v. Rich, 2 How.
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Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Wakeley, J. The opinion contains a statement of the case. The affidavit for a lien shows the venue to be Webster county. The attesting seal is that of a notary public of Douglas county. The affidavit was insufficient, and the filing of the paper did not create a lien. (Secs. 5, 6, ch. 61, Comp. Stats.; Blair v. West Point Mfg. Co., 7 Neb., 347; Colman v. Goodnow, 36 Minn., 9; Davis v. Rich, 2 How. Pr. [N. Y.], 86; Sandland v. Adams, 2 Ho'w. Pr. [N. Y.], 127; Snyder v. Olmsted, 2 How. Pr. [N. Y.], 181.) One who contracts…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In this case the plaintiff Milton Byrd commenced an action in the district court of Douglas county to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, alleging in his petition that defendant Elmer G. Cochran owned, or was the reputed owner of, a certain lot or small piece of land in said county; that on or about the first of June, 1889, said Elmer G. Cochran, entered into a contract with W. M. Bell and T. J. Hines, whereby they agreed to furnish labor and materials and erect for Cochran a dwelling upon the said land; that on the 29th day of August said contractors employed the plaintiff Byrd to do the plastering…
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