Hoekstra v. Chambers-Wylie Memorial Presbyterian Church

Citations

• 51 Pa. Super. 405
• 1912 Pa. Super. LEXIS 235

Syllabus

<p>Mechanic’s lien — Church building — Architect—Ownership of building.</p> <p>Where an incorporated church enters into an agreement with the trustees of an unincorporated mission chapel to apply a fund of an amount stated towards the erection of a chapel building on a lot owned by the church, the trustees to supply the balance of the money necessary, and the trustees employ an architect, whose plans and specifications and the construction contract prepared by him are approved by the church, the architect will be entitled to file a mechanic’s lien against the building for his services, although he cannot hold the church liable generally for such services.</p>