Lucas v. O'Brien

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania January 29, 1894

Lucas v. O'Brien, 159 Pa. 535 (Pa. 1894)

28 A. 364; 1894 Pa. LEXIS 888

Chiee, Fell, Green, McCollum, Mitchell, Stbrrett, Sterrett

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chiee Justice Sterrett,

This case is ruled, in favor of the plaintiff, by Cresswell Iron *537Works v. O’Brien, 156 Pa. 172. The contract in this case is substantially if not precisely the same as in that, and is not susceptible of any other construction. For reasons given in that case, the court below erred in entering judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto.

Judgment reversed, and judgment now entered on the verdict in favor of the plaintiff for four hundred and sixty-nine dollars and seventy cents, the amount found by the jury, with interest from date of the verdict,

Reference

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Syllabus: Mechanic's Lien— Contract — Subcontractor. A mechanic’s lien may be filed by a subcontractor where the contract provides “that the party of the first part will not at any time suffer or permit any lien, attachment, or other incumbrance, under any law of this state or otherwise, by any person or persons whatsoever to be put or erected upon the building or premises in which, or upon which, any work is done, or materials are furnished under this contract for such work and materials, or by reason of any other claim or demand against the party of the first part, and that any such lien, attachment, or other incumbrance, until it is removed, shall preclude any and all claim and demand for any payment whatsoever under or by virtue of this contract.” Cresswell Iron Works V. O’Brien, 156 Pa. 172, applied.