Anglo-American Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendants from a decree in a suit to enforce mechanics’ liens. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This suit to enforce a mechanics’ lien was begun on February 19, 1897. The bill was filed by William D. Campbell for himself and on behalf of all others having like demands against David M. Lea, the debtor and owner of the legal title to the premises, and the Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association, a corporation of New York,…
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendants from a decree in a suit to enforce mechanics’ liens. The Court in its opinion stated the case as follows: This suit to enforce a mechanics’ lien was begun on February 19, 1897. The bill was filed by William D. Campbell for himself and on behalf of all others having like demands against David M. Lea, the debtor and owner of the legal title to the premises, and the Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association, a corporation of New York, and other incumbrancers, together with the trustees in the conveyances securing the several incumbrances. Leave having…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
There are several questions suggested by the facts in this case, as stated above, that, in view of the terms of the decree, do not necessarily require decision; but at the same *598time, they enter more or less into the consideration of the principles upon which that decree must stand or fall, and will, therefore, be briefly considered.
1. The obligatory character of the contract of the Anglo-American Savings and Loan Association with David M. Lea to advance him the full sum of $46,500, to be paid in instalments at certain stages in the construction of his houses, and the record of the conveyance…
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