Reese Gabriel & Co. v. Cornell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court. — Hon. W. H. McHenry, Judge. Action for lumber furnished by plaintiff, and to establish a mechanics’ lien against Lot 35 in Block 35 of Stewart’s Addition tó Des Moines, resulted in judgment, as prayed, against the defendants, L. O. Cornell and R. W. Griffin, and .the denial of relief against Addie Belle Cornell and the premises. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
*7351. Mechanics’ iiSr contract toprovemeni on wife’s property. *734Mrs. Cornell owned Lot 35 in Block 35 of Stewart’s Addition to Des Moines. Her husband, L. C. *735Cornell, concluded to erect a new house thereon and entered into a contract with Griffin and one Johnson, the terms of which they agreed to do the and furnish the material in constructing new an¿ he wag †0 give them the old house and pay them $800. The price of an extra was fixed at $25. Griffin assumed the contract, constructed the house thereunder, and was paid the price in full by L. C. Cornell. Griffin failed to pay plaintiff a balance of…
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