Couture v. Hennessy

Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. There was a trial and an order of foreclosure in favor of the plaintiff for $105 and in favor of the defendant Taillefer for $297.50 with interest, costs and disbursements. From the judgments entered thereon, defendant Or-field appealed.

Appellant was the owner in fee of the premises. On July 26, 1923, he gave a contract for a deed to Clara Merritt who went into immediate possession and control .of the premises. The witness Farrazzo had been Orfield’s tenant and continued to occupy the rooms on the ground floor as a soft drink parlor at a monthly rental…