U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1836

McClellan v. Withers

McClellan v. Withers
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided March 15, 1836
4 D.C. 668; 15 F. Cas. 1270; 4 Cranch 668
McClellan v. Withers

Opinion of the Court

The Court

stopped Mr. Goxe, in reply, and said that as the plaintiff had not brought his suit, nor filed his claim within three months after the materials furnished, and two years had elapsed after the commencement of the building, (which was thirty days before the 29th of June, 1833,) and before the filing of the claim, (which was on the 25th of June, 1835,) the lien had expired before the issuing of the scire facias.

Fieri facias and proceedings quashed.

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