Hilliard v. Tustin

Citations

• 172 Pa. 354
• 33 A. 574
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 782

Syllabus

<p>Mortgage — Mechanic's lien — Divesting of lien of mortgage — AatofJune 16, 1836.</p> <p>Where a mortgage, a judgment and a mechanic’s claim are liens upon land in the order named, and the land is sold at sheriff’s sale under the judgment, the mortgage is not divested by the sale, where the bill of particulars attached to the claim contains charges for materials furnished prior to the date of the mortgage and the lien does not show on its face when the building was 'commenced by actual work on the ground: Reading v. Hopson, 90 Pa. 494, followed.</p>