Jankowitz v. Morristown’s Empirical Analysis
1932
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Brogan v. National Surety Co. · Schaghticoke Powder Co. v. Greenwich & Johnsonville Railway Co. · Franzen v. Southern Surety Co. · Johnson v. Starrett · Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. v. Southern Surety Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“Thorne personally manned the machine and did the work. The compensation was $30 a shift of ten hours. He performed labor; the bulldozer was a means. He is entitled to a lien. At times when Thorne was through working, the contractor's employees used the bulldozer. There is no lien for the use.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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