Legal Opinion
S. H. Chatten Lumber Co. v. Scott City Northern Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided November 6, 1915No. 19,691PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Scott district court; Albert S. Foulks, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
The principal question involved is whether the trial court erred in allowing the plaintiff a lien against a railroad for the value of ties furnished by the plaintiff for its construction.
The S. H. Chatten Lumber Company sold the ties, which were used in building a railroad from Scott City to Winona. The total charge was about $43,000, on which it received payments of about $36,000. The road was built by the Kansas Construction & Irrigation Company, under contract with the Scott City Northern Railroad Company, the owner of the road. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Galveston Railroad v. CowdreySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Porter v. Pittsburg Bessemer Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Simpson v. MundeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1865
- Trocon v. Scott City Northern RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- Burgess v. M. C. & N. W. RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
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