Porter v. Weightman

Citations

• 29 Pa. Super. 488
• 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 363

Syllabus

<p>Mechanic’s lien — Character of building — Alteration and repairs — New structure — Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 431.</p> <p>When the facts are ascertained or undisputed, it is for the court to determine what does or does not constitute new buildings.</p> <p>Where the new part of the external walls and roof of a building are in precisely the same position which had been occupied by a part of the building torn away, and the interior arrangement remains unchanged, the operation is not a substantial addition to a building within the meaning of the Act of June 4, 1901, P. L. 431, but a work of restoration and repair, the substitution of new work for old in a part of the building which had fallen into decay.</p>