Johnson v. Barnes & Morrison Building Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis' Circuit Court, Daniel Dillon, Judge. (1) The account filed as the basis of the lien is defective; it is not a “just and true account,” as required by the statute. Rev. Stat., sect. 3176; Nelson v. Withrow, 14 Mo. App. 270, 276, liar. 2 ; Eclgar r. Salisbury, 17 Mo. App. 271; Kershaw r>. Fitzpatrick, 3 Mo. App. 575; Mtcrphy Murphy, 22 Mo. App. 18 ; Sdiulenburg v. Hawley, 6 Mo. App. 34; Kling r. Mo. Ry. Const. Co., 7 Mo.
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Appeal from the St. Louis' Circuit Court, Daniel Dillon, Judge. (1) The account filed as the basis of the lien is defective; it is not a “just and true account,” as required by the statute. Rev. Stat., sect. 3176; Nelson v. Withrow, 14 Mo. App. 270, 276, liar. 2 ; Eclgar r. Salisbury, 17 Mo. App. 271; Kershaw r>. Fitzpatrick, 3 Mo. App. 575; Mtcrphy Murphy, 22 Mo. App. 18 ; Sdiulenburg v. Hawley, 6 Mo. App. 34; Kling r. Mo. Ry. Const. Co., 7 Mo. App. 410 ; Phillips on Mechanics’ Liens, 352; Lowis r. Cutter, 6 Mo. App. 54; Barlcer v. Berry, 8 Mo. App. 446 ; Heinrich v. Carondelet Society, 8…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, P. J.
The plaintiff, as a sub-contractor for plastering, under the contract made between the defendant, Barnes & Morrison Building Co., as principal contractor, and the defendants, Fairman Rogers and Isaiah Y. Williamson, as owners, for repairs and alterations done on the St. James Hotel, in the city of St. Louis, sues for three Tiundred and fifty dollars, the value of his work, and a mechanic’s lien on the property. The verdict and the judgment were for the plaintiff.
The account filed with the lien is in the following terms:
“1882.
“Dec. 29th. To furnishing material and doing the work of plastering…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hayward, Assignee v. National InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
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- Nelson v. WithrowMissouri Court of Appeals · 1883
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- Edwards v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1852
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