Legal Opinion

Denniston and Partridge Company v. Mingus

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 2, 1970No. 54076PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MASON, Justice.

Denniston and Partridge Company, sometimes referred to in the record as Denniston & Partridge Co., instituted this equitable action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for the balance alleged to be due for furnishing labor and material pursuant to an oral agreement with defendant Laura Mingus to build a double crib and granary on her Guthrie County farm. Defendant filed counterclaim for damages alleging plaintiff had failed to complete the building in a good workmanlike manner.

Defendant appeals from decree of the trial court awarding plaintiff judgment for $5574.51, interest and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hedges v. ConderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  2. Henschel v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  3. Dougherty v. BoykenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  4. Lautenbach v. MeredithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1949
  5. Seybolt v. BaberCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1953

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Rinehart v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. Frudden Lumber Co. v. CliftonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  3. Van Hosen v. Bankers Trust CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
  4. Sulzberger Excavating, Inc. v. GlassCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 1984
  5. Olberding Const. Co., Inc. v. RudenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976

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