Republic Nat. Bank of Dallas v. Cox

STOKES, Justice.

This controversy arose out of a receiver.ship of the Main Lumber Company, a cor-ppration, pending in a district court of Dallas County. On November 29, 1939, Mrs. Mittie McBride entered into a contract with W. L. Morgan, a building contractor, under which Morgan agreed to build a house for Mrs. McBride for a total consideration of $2,000, which included all labor and material necessary for its completion. Mrs. McBride executed to Morgan her note in the sum of $2,000, and to secure the same she executed a mechanic’s lien on the house and premises. A few days thereafter Morgan…