Northland Pine Co. v. Newstrom
Northland Pine Co. v. Newstrom
Opinion of the Court
Action to foreclose a lien claimed for material sold and delivered to Carl E. Newstrom, in constructing an apartment house upon the premises described in the complaint, which he owned. The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff furnished material to Newstrom between J une 4 and September 18, 1917, of the value of $2,586.80, which was used in constructing the building. The structure was completed prior to November 30,
The trial court found as matters of fact, that plaintiff sold and delivered to the defendant Newstrom lumber and building material as set forth in the complaint, of the reasonable value of $2,596.89, no part of which has been paid except the sum of $ly625.94, and that there is due and owing to the plaintiff from the defendant Newstrom a balance of $970.95; that the material furnished to Newstrom between June 4 and September 17, was delivered upon the premises in question during the time 'Newstrom was the owner thereof; that on or about November 30, 1917, Newstrom sold and conveyed the premises in question to the defendant Earl Parness, who went into immediate possession thereof and ever since has been the owner and in possession of the same; that, at the time of such sale and for some time prior thereto, the building in question had been completed and occupied; that thereafter and between December 3 and 18, 1917, defendant Newstrom, at the instance of Parness, purchased additional material from, plaintiff for the purpose of making improvements and certain changes in said building not theretofore contemplated by Newstrom; that the reasonable value of such material was and is the sum of $10.09.
As conclusions the court found that plaintiff was entitled to judgment against the defendant Newstrom for $970.95, with interest from December 18, 1917, together with its costs and disbursements, and that the judgment for material furnished between December 3 and 18, amounting to $10.09, together with plaintiff’s costs and disbursements herein, is adjudged to be' a specific lien against the premises described in the complaint, subsequent and inferior to the claim of defendant State Institution for Savings, etc.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- NORTHLAND PINE COMPANY v. CARL E. NEWSTROM AND OTHERS
- Status
- Published