Clarke v. Cannon

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 161
• 18 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 458
• 1911 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 273

Syllabus

<p>COURTS — MECHANICS’ LIENS</p> <p>1. Jurisdiction of Common Pleas in Foreclosure of Mechanic’s Lien for Less than $100.</p> <p>When an action is brought in the common pleas court to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for less than $100, said court may retain the case and enter judgment for the amount claimed, although it adjudicates that the lien is invalid.</p> <p>2. Material Man May Obtain Judgment against Husband and Wife on Joint Undertaking.</p> <p>One who upon the order of a husband furnishes material for the construction of a house upon land the title to which stands in the wife, may have judgment therefor against both, if it appears that the whole project was a joint and family undertaking, to which both contributed of their means as far as they could, and in the benefits of which both parties were to share.</p>