Alter v. Grant
Alter v. Grant
Opinion of the Court
This is a suit upon an account, and to enforce a mechanic’s lien. The defendant Grant had the contract to build a house for the respondent
The circuit court found that the mechanic’s lien was not filed within four months after the last lumber for the building was furnished. As the burden of proving the affirmative of that issue rested on the plaintiff, we must affirm the judgment if there was a substantial conflict in the evidence on the question.
The first nineteen items of the account, as shown by the lien paper, were set out under date of July 5, 1892; the next six were dated July 9; the next three were under date August 4, and the last three are dated August 14. The lien was filed December 13.
The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove that the last lot of lumber was delivered on August 13. Against this it was shown by the respondents that, in October, the plaintiff delivered to Grant a statement of the account, which showed that the last lumber for the Morrissey house was delivered on August 11. The plaintiff’s book accounts showed that the last items of the account were originally entered as of August 11, and were afterward changed to August 13. The respondents also proved by a witness that
The bare statement of the foregoing evidence is sufficient to show that we can not disturb the judgment. The circuit court was authorized to find, and did find as it appears from a memorandum filed, that the last lot of lumber was furnished on August 11. The lien was not filed until December 13, which was not within the four months.
The conclusion of the trial judge as to other ques- . lions can not affect the result, and, therefore, need hot be reviewed. Accordingly, the judgment of the circuit •court will be affirmed.
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