Erickson-Hellekson-Vye Co. v. A. Wells Co.

1 Reported in 15 N.W.2d 162, 459. After considerable pretrial maneuvering and skirmishing, the details of which are unimportant here, this action was brought on for trial with the parties alligned and battling for objectives as follows:

A. Erickson-Hellekson-Vye Company, the original plaintiff, sought judgment against A. Wells Company, the corporate defendant, and its stockholders for an unpaid balance due plaintiff for a heating plant, hardware, and other building materials furnished to and used by the corporation in remodeling and repairing a store building owned by it. Plaintiff attacked as…