Grant County v. McGowan Lumber Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from 'Circuit Court, Grant 'County. Hon. Thomas L. Bo.uck, Judge. Actions 'by Grant County, South Dakota, against the C. E. McGowan Lumber Company, a co-partnership; the same against Plymouth Gypsum Company,, a corporation; the same against Lewis & Nelson, co-partners; and the same against Burt W. Lamphier; the J. B. Evans ¡Construction Company, a corporation, and the Maryland Casulty Company, a corporation, having been made co-defendants in each of the 4 actions;…
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Appeal from 'Circuit Court, Grant 'County. Hon. Thomas L. Bo.uck, Judge. Actions 'by Grant County, South Dakota, against the C. E. McGowan Lumber Company, a co-partnership; the same against Plymouth Gypsum Company,, a corporation; the same against Lewis & Nelson, co-partners; and the same against Burt W. Lamphier; the J. B. Evans ¡Construction Company, a corporation, and the Maryland Casulty Company, a corporation, having been made co-defendants in each of the 4 actions; being actions to determine the various mechanics liens held or claimed to have been held by the several main defendants as…
1Opinion of the CourtGates, J.
These four appeals are the outgrowth of the principal contract entered into by Grant county with the J. B. Evans Construction Company for the erection of a courthouse referred to in the case of Gold Bros. Brick Co. v. Grant County, 40 S. D. 570, 168 N. W. 855. Claims for mechanics’ liens were filed by the several respondents. The claims of the respondents to recover from the county are based entirely upon the mechanics’ lien law, and no claim is made under the statute discussed in the -Gold Bros. Brick Co. Case. The county began an action making all lien claimants parties as well as the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sioux Falls Pressed Brick Co. v. Board of EducationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
- Gold Bros. Brick v. Grant CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1918
3Cited by1 opinion
- Evans & Howard Fire Brick Co. v. National Surety Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1919