Lee v. Williams
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 70, Jan. T., 1903, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Oo., March T., 1898, No. 231, on verdict for defendants in case of George P. Lee and Frank J. Scouton, trading as Lee & Scouton, v. David Williams et al. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien. Before Lynch, P. J. The court charged as follows: The defendants, Mr. Williams and Mrs. Owens, in 1897, were the owners of a lot of land on Green street in the borough of Nantieoke, Luzerne county.
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Appeal, No. 70, Jan. T., 1903, by-plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Luzerne Oo., March T., 1898, No. 231, on verdict for defendants in case of George P. Lee and Frank J. Scouton, trading as Lee & Scouton, v. David Williams et al. Scire facias sur mechanic’s lien. Before Lynch, P. J. The court charged as follows: The defendants, Mr. Williams and Mrs. Owens, in 1897, were the owners of a lot of land on Green street in the borough of Nantieoke, Luzerne county. They deemed it advisable to erect thereon two houses, called a block; and with this in view, on August 11, of that year, entered into a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Beaver, J.,
On August 11, 1897, tbe defendant owners entered into a written agreement with tbe defendant contractor, providing for the erection of a double dwelling house upon a lot owned by former. The agreement provided that the contractor “shall and will, within the space of three months from the date hereof, in a good and workmanlike manner and according to the best of his art and skill, and according to the plans and specifications furnished by an architect, which are to be taken and considered a part of this agreement, well and substantially erect, build and set up and finish…
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- Lee v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1904