Gerli v. Perfect Silk Throwing Co.

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 299
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 235

Syllabus

<p>Bailment — Lien for work done on material — Giving up possession — Throwing silk — Act of May 28, 1907, P. L. 228, and May 20, 1918, P. L. 271 — Constitutional law — Special legislation.</p> <p>A corporation engaged in the business of throwing silk into^yam or , other goods, is not entitled to a lien upon the silk of another person that comes into its possession for the purpose of being thrown into yarn or other goods, for an amount due from the owner of such silk for work and labor performed on other silk of the same owner, if it appears that the company had voluntarily parted with the possession of the other silk, before it received the later consignment.'</p> <p>The Acts of May 23, 1907, P. L. 228, entitled “An act concerning liens of manufacturers and throwers of cotton, woolen and silk goods” as amended by the Act of May 20, 1913, P. L. 271, is unconstitutional as special or class legislation, in so far as it attempts to give a lien on goods placed in the hands of manufacturers for work done upon other goods in the past, the possession of which had been delivered.</p>