Kitchen Kabinets Ltd. v. Pinsent Construction Co. and Harmon Corp., (1974) 6 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 426 (NFCA)

• Court: Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
• Case Date: June 06, 1974
• Jurisdiction: Newfoundland and Labrador
• Citations: (1974), 6 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 426 (NFCA)

Kitchen Kabinets v. Pinsent (1974), 6 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 426 (NFCA)

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Kitchen Kabinets Ltd. v. Pinsent Construction Co. Ltd. and Harmon Corp.

Indexed As: Kitchen Kabinets Ltd. v. Pinsent Construction Co. and Harmon Corp.

Newfoundland Supreme Court

On Appeal

Furlong, C.J.

June 12, 1974.

Summary:

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Mechanics' Liens - Topic 378

Lienable interests - Crown agencies - The title to public lands was vested in the defendant corporation, a Crown agency, for the convenience of management of the land - The Newfoundland Supreme Court declared that the defendant did not have an interest in the land which could be the subject of a mechanics' lien.

Statutes Noticed:

Mechanics' Lien Act, R.S.N. 1970, c. 229.

Counsel:

James Smyth, for the plaintiff;

James Nesbitt, Q.C., for the defendants.

This case was heard by Furlong, C.J.N., at St. John's, Newfoundland on June 6, 1974. Judgment was delivered by Furlong, C.J.N. on June 12, 1974.