Newell v. Haworth

Citations

• 66 Pa. 363
• 1871 Pa. LEXIS 43

Syllabus

<p>The defendant owned a leasehold in Venango county and contracted with the plaintiff to furnish an engine, &c., he to receive an interest in the lease. The plaintiff furnished some of the machinery and afterwards had it repaired, the defendant refusing to assign him the interest, he refused to furnish any more; a lien was entered under the Act of April 8th 1868 (Mechanics' Lien in Venango) and the leasehold was sold. Held, that the plaintiff not standing in a relation to charge the leasehold, could recover for the machinery furnished.</p>