Legal Opinion

Sanders v. DeWitt

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 26, 1979No. 29882PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS, Special Judge, Presiding.

Appeal by landowner from judgment for subcontractor against general contractor in sum $15,347.50 plus interest for reasonable value of labor and materials charged as a lien against her real estate. The questions are whether there was a written contract which precluded recovery in quantum meru-it; whether a mechanic’s lien was precluded for failure to file a just and true account and properly describe the land to be charged; and whether the court failed to give credit for part payment. Affirmed.

The lien as filed August 1,1975, described the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Mississippi Woodworking Company v. MaherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1954
  3. Oster v. RabeneauSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  4. A.A.B. Electric, Inc. v. Stevenson Public School District No. 303Court of Appeals of Washington · 1971
  5. Hahn v. Forest Hills Construction CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re Bunzl USA, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2004
  2. Dave Kolb Grading, Inc. v. Lieberman Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. B-Mall Co. v. WilliamsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Moore v. KuehnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Collins v. SwopeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

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