City of Philadelphia v. Beatty
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 37, Oct. T., 1898, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1895, No. 135, M. L. D. in favor of defendant non obstante veredicto. Sci. fa. sur municipal claim.
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Appeal, No. 37, Oct. T., 1898, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1895, No. 135, M. L. D. in favor of defendant non obstante veredicto. Sci. fa. sur municipal claim. Before Willson, J. It appears from the record that a municipal claim for paving for $458.94 was filed against a lot of ground on north side of Montgomery avenue west from Thirty-first street and by agreement of parties it appears that the paving under the contract in question of the square in which defendant’s property was located was finished more than six months before the filing of the lien, but…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
A municipal lien of 1458.94 was filed by the city of Philadelphia to the use of the Vulcanite Paving Company, contractor, against the defendant for work done and materials furnished in paving the cartway on Montgomery street in front of the defendant’s premises. On the trial of the scire facias it was agreed that the paving under tbe contract, in the square in which the defendant’s property is located, was finished more than six months before the filing of the lien, but that the entire work provided for by the contract was not finished until a date within six months. The…
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