Ex Parte Grubbs

Wells Building Company, Inc. ("Wells"), owned a residential lot in a subdivision in Huntsville, Alabama. Wells built a house on the lot and later sold it to Billie E. Grubbs and his wife, Lena T. Grubbs. Prior to the sale, Jenkins Brick Company ("Jenkins") and Jack K. Moore, d/b/a South Central Door Company, furnished materials to Wells that were used in the construction of the house. Wells failed to pay for those materials. The Grubbses had no contract, express or implied, with either Jenkins or Moore to pay for the materials that were sold to Wells. Jenkins and Moore timely filed statements…