United States v. Costas

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• 'A materialman’s or mechanic's lien ... remains inchoate and loses all force and vitality unless suit is brought and prosecuted to final judgment.’
• “A materialman’s or mechanic’s lien ... remains inchoate and loses all force and vitality unless suit is brought and prosecuted to final judgment.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Bailey Mortg. Co. v. Gobble-Fite Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1990-05-25· cited 50×
• Lily Flagg Building Supply Co. v. J. M. Medlin & Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1970-03-05· cited 23×
• Paragon Ltd., Inc. v. Boles
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2007-12-21· cited 17×
• In Re Cook
  N.D. Alabama· 2008-01-11· cited 9×
• Hutto Construction, Inc. v. Buffalo Holdings, LLC
  M.D. Alabama· 2007-05-21· cited 1×
• United States v. Carmichael
  M.D. Alabama· 2006-06-07· cited 1×
• Lanell Puckett v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, for its Division, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court: CV-23-900676).
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 2024-07-19

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. City of New Britain
  Supreme Court· 1954-02-01· cited 831×
• United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank
  Supreme Court· 1950-11-13· cited 476×
• United States v. Acri
  Supreme Court· 1955-01-10· cited 260×
• United States v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance
  Supreme Court· 1955-01-10· cited 183×
• United States v. Scovil
  Supreme Court· 1955-01-10· cited 175×
• United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co.
  Supreme Court· 1958-03-03· cited 150×
• United States v. White Bear Brewing Co., Inc. Et Al.
  Supreme Court· 1956-05-28· cited 83×
• United States v. Colotta
  Supreme Court· 1955-10-10· cited 59×
• McGee v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1957-10-14· cited 58×
• United States v. Vorreiter
  Supreme Court· 1957-10-14· cited 32×
• The United States of America v. White Bear Brewing Co., Inc., and Chicago Title and Trust Company as Trustee
  Seventh Circuit· 1955-11-18· cited 27×
• Sorsby v. Woodlawn Lumber Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1919-01-16· cited 27×
• United States v. COLOTTA
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1955-04-18· cited 22×
• United States v. Hulley
  Supreme Court· 1958-11-10· cited 19×
• Troy Bank & Trust Company v. Brantley
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1955-06-30· cited 18×
• Taylor v. Shaw
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1951-11-29· cited 11×
• Eggleston v. Birmingham Purchasing Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1926-10-28· cited 11×
• United States v. Vorreiter
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1957-02-18· cited 10×
• Hansen v. Atkinson
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1956-03-12· cited 7×
• Brewton v. Sessions
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1955-11-10· cited 4×