Schreiber v. Edgar

BRUNOT; J.

This is a concursus proceed-' ing. It grows out of a building contract for the construction of a dwelling on the site Nos. 4116-18 D’Hemecourt street, in the city of New Orleans. It was provoked by the assignee of a furnisher of materials, lien upon the building and ground. When the building was partially completed the contractor defaulted on the contract, and, at the request of his surety, the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the owners completed the building. The costs of this work practically exhausted the reserve payments held by the owner under the terms of the…