Abercrombie v. Ely
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Clinton Circuit Court. The 1st section of the Mechanic’s Lien Law, (Wagn. Stat., 907) is broad enough to embrace school houses, and the law should be liberally construed in favor of laborers and material men. (Putnam vs. Eoss, 16 Mo., 337 Oster vs. Babe»nean, Id., 595.)' The cases of Dunn vs. North Mo.
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Error to Clinton Circuit Court. The 1st section of the Mechanic’s Lien Law, (Wagn. Stat., 907) is broad enough to embrace school houses, and the law should be liberally construed in favor of laborers and material men. (Putnam vs. Eoss, 16 Mo., 337 Oster vs. Babe»nean, Id., 595.)' The cases of Dunn vs. North Mo. E. E. Co., (21 Mo., 193) and MePheeters vs. Merrimac Bridge Co., (28 Mo., 165) were decided under the special lien law applicable to St. Louis county, and did not embrace all the provisions of the general lien law, under which this action was commenced. relied on Dunn vs. North Mo. E.…
1Opinion of the CourtNapton, Judge
This suit is brought to enforce a mechanic’s -lien against a school house and the lots upon which it was erected, the title to'which was vested in the Board of Education, who are eoder'endants; and the only question in the case, is, whether the building and lots so sued are within the meaning of the law in relation to mechanic’s liens. (Wagn. Stat., 907.)
The terms of the law are' sufficiently general to embrace school houses as well as all other buildings for public purposes ; but the decisions of this court in Dunn vs. N. M. R. R. Co., (24 Mo., 493) and McPheeters vs. Merrimac Bridge Co.,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dunn v. North Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1857
- McPheeters v. Merimac Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1859
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- State ex rel. Board of Education v. TiedemannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Hovey v. Town of East ProvidenceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1890
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