Jenks v. Colwell

On the third day of October, 1882, James A. Thompson entered into a contract with defendants to construct for them a mill building on their premises in Backus-ville, Alcona county, and place therein a certain steam-boiler and machinery. Thompson was to furnish all the labor and all the machinery enumerated in the contract, and pay the costs of its transportation. The defendants were to furnish all the lumber, timber, and materials for the building and machinery. They were to pay Thompson, $4,112, as follows: $L,000 at the execution of the contract, and the balance when the mill was completed…