Jensen v. Griffin
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Miner County. Hon. Arva E. Tay-ROR, Judge. Action by J. N. Jensen to enforce a mechanic’s lien against Richard Griffin and wife -and D. A. McCollough, in -which Peter Olson and other lien claimants were joined as defendants. From a judgment for plaintiff and the other lien claimants against Richard Griffin personally only, plaintiff and certain claimants appeal. Homestead must not embrace more than one dwelling house in which he resides.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Miner County. Hon. Arva E. Tay-ROR, Judge. Action by J. N. Jensen to enforce a mechanic’s lien against Richard Griffin and wife -and D. A. McCollough, in -which Peter Olson and other lien claimants were joined as defendants. From a judgment for plaintiff and the other lien claimants against Richard Griffin personally only, plaintiff and certain claimants appeal. Homestead must not embrace more than one dwelling house in which he resides. Sec. 3225 Pol. Code. It must embrace the house used as a home by the owner thereof. Sec. 3222 Pol. Code. When the labor and…
1Opinion of the CourtWhiting, P. J.
This action was brought for the purpose of foreclosing a mechanics’ lien against -certain real estate owned by defendants Griffin, being lots 1 and 2 of a certain city block. McCullough was made a party defendant owing to the fact that he was the holder of a mortgage against said real esate, which mortgage plaintiff -sought to have decreed to be a lien subsequent and inferior to his; his- rights depend upon those of the other two respondents and no separate mention of same will be made herein. The word “respondents,” when used in this decision, will be understood to refer to the Griffins…
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