Frehner v. Morton

ELLETT, Justice:

Plaintiffs sued to collect for services rendered in landscaping around a newly constructed house owned by defendants Skeen in Summit Park, east of Salt Lake City, Utah. From a jury verdict and judgment thereon in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendants appeal.

The points urged are (1) that the court erred in ruling that the landscaping work comes within the laborers’ and materialmen’s lien statute; and (2) that the evidence shows that the defendants did not authorize the work done.

In the fall of 1964 the defendants Skeen obtained a loan from the defendant Prudential Federal…